Ukrainian special forces have launched a counter-offensive in Pokrovsk, using US-made Black Hawk helicopters. The goal of the operation was to reopen supply lines in the besieged city, which has held out for more than a year against a Russian offensive but now appears on the brink of capture.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has received reports from military commanders on the situation at the front, noting that Ukrainian forces have achieved results in destroying Russian troops in the Pokrovsk sector.

Fighting for control of the strategic hub of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine is intensifying, with the Russian Defense Ministry claiming to have eliminated a group of Ukrainian special forces sent to help defend the area.

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Ukraine has reportedly sent its elite special-operations forces to Pokrovsk in a desperate attempt to stop Russia's invasion.

I want to repeat what Commander-in-Chief [Oleksandr Syrskyi] said — and his words are accurate: there is no complete encirclement in either Myrnohrad or Pokrovsk,” Sonic said on air. He confirmed that fighting continues in both cities and that Russian forces “are entering in fairly large groups.

The 7th Rapid Response Corps of Ukraine's Air Assault Forces has said that Ukrainian troops have improved their tactical position in several districts of the city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast. Details: The statement says that as of 15:00 on 1 November,

Russian forces have reportedly encircled the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, leading to dire conditions for Ukrainian soldiers. Captured troops describe abandonment by their commanders, lack of supplies,