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Russia says its forces have captured the frontline town of Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region.
The town has been the brunt of Russian advances in recent months and is a gateway to Pokrovsk.
Ukraine has not accepted the fall of Kurakhove, which is 35km (21 miles) south of Pokrovsk.
Fierce fighting has also been taking place in Kursk, Russia in recent days Ukraine started a resistance war during the week.
A photo taken from a television station and shared by Reuters appears to show a soldier holding a Russian flag in Kurakhove. This image has not been verified by the BBC.
A spokesman for Ukraine’s Khortytsia military unit, Viktor Trehubov, told Reuters that, as of Monday morning, Ukrainian troops were still working with Russian forces inside Kurakhove.
Kurakhove is connected to Pokrovsk by roads that are part of the infrastructure for moving troops and supplies to the front.
Taking Kurakhove will allow the Russians to go north to attack Pokrovsk from a new direction, expert Roman Pohorily said.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Monday that the village of Dachenske, about 8km south of Pokrovsk, had been captured by its forces.
Kyiv’s military is said to be suffering from a lack of manpower and has been out of control in eastern Ukraine in recent months, as Russian forces close in.
