Will the Ukrainian Armed Forces be able to hold Pokrovsk? And, if not, where will the new line of defense be? We discuss it in the “Facing the Event” program with military analyst Roman Svitan.

The Russian army, according to various sources, controls from 60% to 79% of the territory of Pokrovsk, a city in the Donetsk region for which there are fierce battles. Some analysts say that some Ukrainian groups, especially in advanced positions, have virtually no chance of getting out alive. Others believe that a narrow corridor still remains.

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Bogdan Ermokhin with his sister after returning home, November 19, 2023 On October 30, the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow sent Irina Rudnitskaya, a clinical psychologist and head of the Interregional Public Organization for the Protection of Family Values, to a pre-trial detention center in a child trafficking case. This is stated in the card on the court’s website, which was drawn to the attention of the state agency TASS.

Illustrative photo Oleg Gorobtsov, an ex-policeman from Kabardino-Balkaria who was recruited for the war, was sentenced to five years in prison for extorting taxes from the soldiers subordinate to him. The commander, twice convicted of fraud, took money from them allegedly for an early departure from the front for medical reasons. Details of the case became known to the Kavkaz.Realii website from the decision of the Southern District Military Court.

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Illustrative photo As of the morning of November 3, at least 43,859 people from the regions of the Volga Federal District (plus the Astrakhan region) had died. During the period from October 27 to November 3, Idel.Realii identified the names of 404 military personnel from 15 Volga regions who died in the war in Ukraine. Thus, as of the morning of November 3, at least 43,859 people from the regions of the Volga Federal District (plus the Astrakhan region) died.

Collage FTE: The Battle of Pokrovsk Battles for Pokrovsk and cruise missiles Russian troops continue their attack on Pokrovsk. They are trying to capture the city as quickly as possible, says an analytical report from the Institute for the Study of War. The Russian military controls approximately 60% of the territory of Pokrovsk, a senior Ukrainian officer told Hromadske. Donald Trump said that he is not considering the possibility of supplying Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine.