Ukrainian Forces Battle Intense Russian Offensive Near 'Obliterated' Pokrovsk
- By Andriy Kuzakov and
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Ukrainian forces stationed near Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region say they've seen increasing attacks as Russia's spring offensive gets under way. Ukraine’s top military commander, General Oleksandr Syrskiy, said Russia had suffered some 6,000 battlefield casualties in a four-day period, but Ukrainian troops on the ground said there's no sign of a shortage of Russian manpower.