Russian forces continuously shelled a strategic coal mine near Pokrovsk, causing casualties among mine workers and making the entrance to shaft #3 too dangerous.
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Constant Russian shelling near the mine caused casualties among workers and made shaft #3 entrance dangerous.
Roughly 50 kilometers south of the forest rages on the battle for Chasiv Yar, a hilly town now partially occupied by Russian troops. Ukraine is trying to hold onto it at all costs after it was forced to withdraw from the ruins of Bakhmut — about 10 kilometers eastward – in May 2023.
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Extracted: 2026-02-21T07:36:07.078Z
Source story: voyna-v-ukraine-iz-za-bitvy-za-pokrovsk-vzorvali-strategicheski-vazhnuyu-shahtu-12885189