At least one person has died after a Russian tanker ran aground in a Black Sea storm
A Ukrainian member of the police looking for drones during an evacuation of civilians from the city of Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, as Russian troops advance. Photograph: Roman Pilipey / AFPUkrainian troops began their incursion into the Kursk region in August and still control some settlements there, part of Kyiv’s attempt to relieve pressure on its forces in eastern Ukraine where Russia has been making steady advances.
Ukraine food train delivers nourishment to places where invasion has made preparing a meal impossible The battles around Pokrovsk, a key logistic hub for Ukrainian military and civilians in the eastern Donetsk region, come at a critical juncture of the war. Ukraine is on the back foot on the battlefield as Russian troops advance at their fastest pace since the early days of Moscow’s invasion in February 2022.Kyiv is also trying to build ties with US president-elect Donald Trump, whose promise to end the war swiftly has raised concerns in Ukraine that it could be largely on Moscow’s terms.
Pokrovsk lies at the intersection of several important roads and rail lines and is some 20km away from the administrative border of the Donetsk region. Moscow has been trying to reach that line since the start of the invasion as its forces aim to seize all of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
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