A picture taken from social media and equipped by the Reuters information company seems to point out a soldier holding up a Russian flag in Kurakhove. The picture has not been verified by the BBC.
Viktor Trehubov, spokesperson for Ukraine’s Khortytsia group of forces, instructed Reuters information company that, as of Monday morning, Ukrainian forces had been nonetheless participating Russian troops inside Kurakhove.
Kurakhove is linked to Pokrovsk by roads which might be half of the infrastructure to maneuver troops and provides alongside the entrance line.
The taking of Kurakhove would enable the Russians to go north to assault Pokrovsk from a brand new course, analyst Roman Pohorily stated.
Russia’s defence ministry additionally claimed on Monday that the village of Dachenske, which about 8km south of Pokrovsk, had been captured by its forces.
Kyiv’s forces are reportedly affected by manpower shortages and have been shedding floor within the east of Ukraine in latest months, as Russian troops advance.