Pokrovsk, Russia and Ukraine

Russia's Advances on Pokrovsk Upend Ukraine's Steel Industry
Reuters reported on Monday, citing two industry sources, that the country's only coking coal mine supplying Ukraine's steel manufacturing was shut down as advancing Russian forces close in on the site. Metinvest, which owns the Pokrovsk plant, said in a ...
VOA Russian: Russian army trying to encircle Ukraine's Pokrovsk
The Russian army is strengthening its positions in villages around the key eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk in an attempt to encircle it and lay siege to a vital transport hub linking embattled Donbas with the rest of Ukraine.
Russian forces destroy some Ukrainian positions on Pokrovsk front in Donbas
Russian troops conducted active offensive operations near Yelyzavetivka, Promin, Petropavlivka, Zelene, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Novooleksandrivka, Uspenivka, Nadiyivka, Kurakhove, Dachne, and Yasenove. Additionally,
Explainer-Why does Russia want to capture strategic Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk?
MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces are closing in on the strategically important eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after capturing a string of villages to its south, and Ukraine has halted production at its only coking coal mine nearby due to the advance.
Exclusive: Ukraine halts production at Pokrovsk coal mine as Russia closes in, sources say
Ukraine has stopped production at its coking coal mine in Pokrovsk, which feeds the country's steel industry, because of the proximity of advancing Russian forces, two industry sources told Reuters on Monday.
Ukraine's Pokrovsk Mine Halts Operations: What We Know
Ukraine's mining giant Metinvest announced Tuesday the closure of a major coal mine outside Pokrovsk, key to Kyiv's war effort as Russian troops approach the eastern hub.

Mon., Jan. 13. Russia’s War On Ukraine

Coal Mine, Ukraine

Russia says its forces capture two settlements in eastern Ukraine
Russian troops pressing their slow advance through eastern Ukraine took control of two settlements in Donetsk region, ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv fires British Storm Shadow missiles in largest attack on key Russian targets
Ukraine fired six British Storm Shadows and six US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles during its largest aerial bombardment of ...
Ukraine Map Shows Russian Push to Encircle Heavily Fortified Linchpin Town
Pokrovsk has been dubbed a "fortress" city, key for Ukraine's logistics and a long-time stronghold for Kyiv in the east.
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Russian troops cut key supply routes near Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad
Russian troops severed the T-0504 Pokrovsk-Kostiantynivka road to the east of Pokrovsk and the T-0406 Pokrovsk-Mezhova road ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Power outages across Ukraine as Putin strikes energy grid
Poland has scrambled fighter jets after an overnight Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine. Russia launched a new ...
Russia claims control of Pishchane village near key coal mine in eastern Ukraine
Russia claims to have captured Pishchane, an east Ukrainian mining village vital for coal production, located near Pokrovsk ...
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Russian army likely plans to create blockade of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad - ISW
Russian troops are likely planning to block Ukrainian ground lines of communication in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad in the Donetsk ...
Ukraine-Russia latest: Kyiv captures first North Korean POWs in Kursk as Moscow claims town in Donetsk
Kyiv captures first North Korean POWs in Kursk as Moscow claims town in Donetsk - The North Korean POWs reportedly said they ...