Russian forces are heading towards Ukraine’s Dnipro region, bypassing an anticipated heavy urban battle in the eastern Donetsk area. Ukraine has been preparing for urban warfare in Pokrovsk, a key logistics and transport hub for the remaining Ukrainian-controlled parts of the Donetsk region, since the summer. ... read full story
"They understand that they will lose a lot of their forces trying to take Pokrovsk so they have decided to pursue a different strategy and approach from the south and go around it,"