According to Vadym Filashkin, 12,000 residents, including 57 children, remained in the frontline city of Pokrovsk as of the report date.
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12,000 residents, including 57 children, remained in the frontline Pokrovsk.
Parts of the city of Pokrovsk will be blocked off due to defense preparations
Fortifications are being built in Pokrovsk with several echelons already built in the city
Ukrainian forces recently regained positions near Pokrovsk.
The enemy is already 6.7 km from one of the outskirts of Pokrovsk
Construction of layered defense has been ongoing since 2022 and there is a city defense plan
The city will be fully blocked for entry and exit from neighborhoods and streets
Hostile shelling damaged 6 apartment buildings, 15 garages, and 6 vehicles in Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka.
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:04:38.705Z
Source story: 3921535-one-killed-ten-injured-in-russian-shelling-of-donetsk-region-in-past-day