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Vitaliy ShevchenkoRussia editor, BBC Monitoring<\/p>\n
‘Elimination of the enemy continues in Pokrovsk,’ Ukrainian forces saypublished at 10:27 GMT<\/p>\n
10:27 GMT<\/p>\n
Vitaliy Shevchenko
Russia editor, BBC Monitoring<\/p>\n
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Ukrainian soldiers, pictured here firing a howitzer near Pokrovsk on 23 November<\/p>\n
The Ukrainian military has denied Russia’s claims that it
\nhas captured the strategically important town of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk
\nregion.<\/p>\n
“Search and assault operations and the elimination of “Taking advantage of unfavourable weather conditions, “After that, they fled in a hurry, and the mopping up Ukraine’s 7th Rapid “Despite the It also acknowledged
\nthe enemy in urban areas continue in Pokrovsk,” Ukraine’s eastern military
\ncommand says in a
\nstatement posted on social media, external<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nthe invaders made another attempt to ‘flag-plant’ in one of the city’s
\ndistricts so that propagandists could use it as proof that they had taken
\ncontrol of the entire city of Pokrovsk. <\/p>\n
\nof enemy groups continues,” it says.<\/p>\n
\nReaction Corps has also issued a denial of Russia’s claims that Pokrovsk has
\nbeen captured.<\/p>\n
\ndifficult situation, defence forces continue to hold the enemy back,” it said on social media, external<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nthat Russian attacks on logistics routes in the area have made it more
\ndifficult for Ukrainian forces to redeploy and to deliver supplies to them<\/p>\n