Pokrovsk has been a bastion of resistance, and Russia taking it would be a propaganda win, but experts say it is time to withdraw and save lives for future battles.

The footage shows how Ukraine is scrambling to defend the embattled city from brutal Russian assaults.

Ukrainian forces continue to stubbornly defend the pocket around Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, despite relentless Russian assaults in and around the two cities leading to an ever-increasing threat of encirclement.

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The situation in the Pokrovsk direction is currently challenging, as multiple units are involved and their work needs to be synchronized, Danylo Borysenko, head of intelligence for the anti-aircraft missile and artillery division of the Rubizh brigade,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has visited troops near the town of Pokrovsk, where the fiercest front line battle between Russia and Ukraine is currently taking place. Zelensky posted photos showing him meeting personnel at a command post in the Dobropillya sector, some 20km (12 miles) north of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region.

DeepState, a Ukrainian group of military analysts, has reported that the Russians are continuing to build up their presence in the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast and the situation remains critical.

Russian infantry are advancing inside the city, one of the last major urban centers in the Donetsk region still under Kyiv's control. Moscow's shift in tactics – focusing on destroying Ukrainian logistics – has paid off after six months.