Russia has brought 11,000 soldiers to encircle the city of Pokrovsk, a strategic hub in the Donetsk region, where fighting is intensifying.

Russia continues to try to encircle the city of Pokrovsk, bringing in approximately 11,000 soldiers to the area, according to the Ukrainian Airborne Forces' 7th Rapid Reaction Corps. The enemy has amassed around 27,000 soldiers, 100 tanks, and 260 armored vehicles near the city, which is a crucial road and rail hub for supplying the Ukrainian army. Most of the population of 60,000 residents has evacuated, and the city is nearly completely surrounded. Capturing Pokrovsk would allow Russia to disrupt Ukrainian supply lines and advance towards the cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk. President Zelensky stated that the fighting is intense, and the situation is becoming critical, with Russian forces infiltrating the city. The analysis platform DeepState warns that the situation is deteriorating rapidly, and Ukraine needs to strengthen its positions to withstand the attacks.