Russia has been steadily gaining in Ukraine but has focused its efforts on advancing in the country's eastern Donetsk region.
There are growing fears among NATO members that Russian President Vladimir Putin could target underwater cables.
Pokrovsk has been dubbed a "fortress" city, key for Ukraine's logistics and a long-time stronghold for Kyiv in the east.
Currently, Russian forces are advancing in the east, slowly but surely, and they are shrinking Ukraine’s partial hold of the border region of Kursk. That the Russians haven’t been more ...
Be sure to visit nearby Pushkin Square for a glimpse of local Russian life. The area is a very popular meeting spot, and one of the most beautiful squares in Moscow, with the famous statue of ...
Russia launched 39 Shahed drones, other simulator drones and four ballistic missiles according to Ukraine’s Air Force. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down two missiles and 24 drones. A further 14 ...
Stop by the area's Russian Museum, which houses the world's largest collection of Russian art, or the Tauride Palace and Gardens, the original site of the first Russian parliament, the Imperial ...
Russian forces have recently shifted more towards infantry-led assaults in the area, having tended towards mechanised, vehicle-heavy attacks in their initial attempts to reduce the Ukrainian ...