Putin says Russia has taken control of 2 Ukrainian cities. Ukraine denies claims

Putin has repeatedly falsely claimed to capture Ukrainian cities prematurely.

Russia says before talks with US it has fully captured city of Pokrovsk, Ukraine denies it

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Dec 2 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin hailed what his commanders said was Russia's full capture ...

Russia claims to have captured key city of Pokrovsk, as Ukraine dismisses Moscow’s ‘loud statements’ ahead of Witkoff talks

Russia said on Monday that it had captured the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, in claims that Kyiv has yet to confirm or deny.
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Russia has pounded Ukraine’s fortress city for over a year, but it hangs on

KYIV — In August of last year, Russia appeared to be on the verge of capturing the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk. Moscow’s troops advanced to about eight miles from the city limits, and ...
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Russia has amassed 110,000 troops near strategic Ukrainian city, Kyiv says

Russia has amassed 110,000 troops in the vicinity of Pokrovsk as part of its efforts to take over the strategic eastern Ukrainian city, the Ukrainian military chief said Friday. Oleksandr Syrskyi ...
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Russia Claims Capture Of Key Donbas City Ahead Of Kremlin Meeting With US Envoy

Russia claimed it had captured a strategic city in Ukraine's Donbas region, an announcement that appeared timed with a ...

Putin says Russian army has surrounded Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk

By Andrew Osborn and Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian forces have surrounded the embattled Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk and control 70% of it, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, but Kyiv ...
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Young Russian ‘war hero’ who led bombing that killed thousands of Ukrainians dead in ‘suicide attack’

A retired Russian commander hailed as a war hero for leading a bombing in Mariupol that left 8,000 Ukrainian civilians dead has been killed in an apparent suicide attack, Russian officials said.