Russian troops capture and destroy some Ukrainian positions close to Pokrovsk

Russian troops destroyed or captured several Ukrainian positions near the eastern city of Pokrovsk, Kyiv's military said on Wednesday, as Moscow bears down on the strategic logistics hub that is home to a unique Ukrainian coking mine.

Russian troops capture and destroy some Ukrainian positions close to Pokrovsk
A Ukrainian soldier drives a military vehicle near Pokrovsk, Ukraine.

Russian troops destroyed or captured several Ukrainian positions near the eastern city of Pokrovsk, Kyiv's military said on Wednesday, as Moscow bears down on the strategic logistics hub that is home to a unique Ukrainian coking mine.