Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has visited troops near the town of Pokrovsk, where the fiercest front line battle between Russia and Ukraine is currently taking place. Zelensky posted photos showing him meeting personnel at a command post in the Dobropillya sector, some 20km (12 miles) north of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region.

By Andrew Osborn and Felix Hoske MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces are advancing inside the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, destroying trapped Ukrainian military formations and repelling Ukrainian efforts to break out of encirclement,

Ukrainian military video purportedly shows recent explosions and war damage in Pokrovsk, a key battleground in the eastern region of Donetsk.

Special operations groups from the 3rd Regiment of Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SOF) have released a video showing intense street fighting in the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast. Details: The SOF reported that their fighters are carrying out reconnaissance missions and killing Russian troops infiltrating the city.

Russian and Ukrainian troops fought battles on Tuesday in the ruins of Pokrovsk, a transport and logistics hub in eastern Ukraine that Moscow has been trying to capture for over a year. Ukraine's military said fierce fighting was under way in a part of the city that was key for Kyiv's frontline logistics.

Russia tries to seize the key town of Pokrovsk using a new tactic. DW spoke with Ukrainian soldiers and experts about the consequences and possible countermeasures.

Pokrovsk was dubbed a "fortress" settlement, key to Ukrainian lines in the east and connected to other cities forming the backbone of Ukraine's defense in the east. Russia kicked off a push to take Pokrovsk in the summer of 2024.

Kyiv says troops pushing forward near Pokrovsk, clearing nearly 250 square kilometers of enemy units - Anadolu Ajansı

Russian forces are close to taking the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after a pincer movement almost totally encircled it while small groups of highly mobile Russian units penetrated the city, according to Russian military bloggers.

Over this period, the SBU struck 39 artillery systems, including multiple-launch rocket systems that the enemy used to shell Pokrovsk. To enable effective drone strikes on invasion forces, the fighters destroyed 18 air defense and electronic warfare/intelligence systems.