Occupants are 3 km away from Pokrovsk - CNN.

The offensive of Russian troops in eastern Ukraine continues, approaching the strategic city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region. According to analysts from DeepState, the occupants are located three kilometers away from the settlement.

The spokesman of the operational-strategic grouping of troops 'Khortytsia', Nazar Voloshin, reported that the Russians destroyed two Ukrainian positions and captured one under control near the city as a result of the fighting.

The enemy attacked our fortifications west of the village of Vidrodzhennia and south of Novotroitske

The Russian command continued offensive operations to capture Pokrovsk with a flanking maneuver from the south, resulting in significant losses of personnel and equipment.

It is reminded that fierce battles are ongoing in the Pokrovsk direction. The enemy prevails in personnel, reported the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi.

Commander of the 108th Battalion 'Wolves Da Vinci', Serhiy Filimonov, sees incompetent management of the Ukrainian army as the main reason for the complex situation in the Pokrovsk direction.