Russia gains ground in Donbass – Ukraine

Kyiv (Kyiv)/Moscow – According to Ukrainian information, the Russian armed forces made further gains in the battles for the Donbass in eastern Ukraine. “The enemy carried out an storm in the Pokrovske area, was partially successful and is establishing itself on the southern outskirts of the village,” the Ukrainian general staff said in its situation report on Tuesday evening. Pokrovske is a settlement ten kilometers east of the important transport junction of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region.