Ukraine's General Staff said Russia had repeatedly tried to "break through" Ukrainian defenses around Neskuchne and Velyka Novosilka, just to the northeast, but that fighting was still taking place.

Pokrovsk has been dubbed a "fortress" city, key for Ukraine's logistics and a long-time stronghold for Kyiv in the east.

With just a week before Donald Trump re-enters the White House, Ukraine is bracing for some tough choices in the coming ...

Russia's military is continuing to push further into Ukraine and recapture its own territory from Kyiv's forces. According to the D.C.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Russian forces have ...