Military commanders have reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russian forces have captured the frontline Ukrainian towns of Pokrovsk and Vovchansk, and are advancing in other directions in Ukraine, Reuters reported. This information was reported yesterday. So far, Ukraine has not commented on this issue.
Pokrovsk, a logistics hub in the Donetsk region, has been under offensive by Russian forces for months. Gerasimov told Putin that Russian forces were determined to seize all of Donbas, a region that includes Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that the capture of Pokrovsk would allow Russian forces to continue their offensive in Ukraine.
"This is an important direction. We all understand how important it is. It will guarantee solutions to achieve the goals that we initially set at the beginning of the special military operation," Putin said, quoted by BTA.
The Ukrainian analytical project DeepState reported that the situation in Pokrovsk and Mirnograd was critical, but the battle was ongoing. According to analysts, the Russians continue to penetrate Pokrovsk, while logistics to Mirnograd are carried out only by drones and ground robots.