Pokrovsk could be most significant Russian capture in about two years

Russia's defence ministry said on November 6 that its forces had advanced in the battered Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk and were fighting house-to-house battles in a bid to eject Ukrainian forces from the city. Russia has been threatening Pokrovsk for more than a year, seeing it as the "gateway" to the Donetsk region. Kyiv has acknowledged that the situation in Pokrovsk has become difficult in recent days but denies its troops are surrounded.