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Ukrainian military spokesperson Maj. Viktor Trehubov stated that Russian forces are attempting to bypass the fortified city of Pokrovsk by targeting supply routes to Dnipro.

Pokrovsk, Donetsk region
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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian forces are attempting to bypass Pokrovsk by targeting supply routes to Dnipro.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

This strategy aims to cut off Ukrainian supplies and weaken defenses.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Russian occupiers are bypassing Pokrovsk and focusing on cutting supply routes to the city

Russian milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces counterattacked in the Pokrovsk direction

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Metinvest, Ukraine's largest steel producer, has suspended operations at the Pokrovsk coking coal mine in Donetsk Oblast due to worsening security conditions and power outages

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