Yuliia Dysa and Tom Balmforth
Item 1 of 2 A still image taken from a video released on Friday (October 31) and shared with Reuters by a Ukrainian military source was said to show a helicopter and troops deployed in the eastern city of Pokrovsk, Ukraine. Video shared by Ukrainian Military source/Handout via REUTERS
[1/2]A still image taken from a video released on Friday (October 31) and shared with Reuters by a Ukrainian military source was said to show a helicopter and troops deployed in the eastern city of Pokrovsk, Ukraine. Video shared by Ukrainian Military source/Handout via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
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Operation overseen by military spy chief, source says
Open-source map says half of the city is contested
Video shows military dismounting from helicopter
KYIV, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Ukraine landed special forces to fight in embattled parts of the eastern city of Pokrovsk earlier this week, just as Russia said it had surrounded Kyiv's forces in the area, two Ukrainian military sources said on Friday.
The operation shows how Ukraine is battling to stabilise the situation in the strategically important city after scores of Russian troops breached its perimeter this month. Russia's capture of Pokrovsk, an important road and rail hub, could enable further advances into the eastern Donetsk region, which Russia
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