The Russians continue to advance in the east of Ukraine / there is no distance left until Pokrovsk!

According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency Citing Sputnik, the Russian Ministry of Defense, referring to the continued advance of its forces in eastern Ukraine, announced that the Russian army It has taken control of the city of Novorodiuka, 12 kilometers from the strategic city of Pokrovsk.

Russian forces, which have occupied about one-fifth of the territory of Ukraine since the start of military operations in Ukraine in February 2022 , are still trying to take control of the entire Donbas region.

According to the announcement of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, the forces of this country are moving towards Pokrovsk, which is considered a vital logistics center for Ukrainian forces. It is possible, they are advancing and along the way, they have captured the city of Novorodiuka, which had a population of 14,000 before the war.

Yuri Podoliaka, a Ukrainian-born pro-Russian military influencer and blogger has published a map that shows Russian forces are attacking at least two residential areas on the other side of Novorodiuka, less than 7 kilometers from Pokrovsk.

The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine yesterday published a report on the progress of the conflict in the Pokrovsk region and claimed that 29 Russian attacks To advance, repulse and seven attacks are still going on. However, a Ukrainian officer said last week that the country’s forces had left the town of Novorodiuka because there were no suitable positions left to defend it.

Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed last week that Ukraine’s attack on the Kursk region was in the way of diverting the advance Moscow has failed in eastern Ukraine and in addition to weakening Kiev’s forces along the front line of the battle, it has also been a morale booster for Moscow.

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, claimed earlier that the attack on the Kursk region of Russia was aimed at creating a buffer zone and Russian troops have also been prevented from crossing the border.