Russia has been steadily gaining in Ukraine but has focused its efforts on advancing in the country's eastern Donetsk region.

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

Ukrainian forces made progress towards the Donetsk city of Chasiv Yar whose hilltop location makes it a critical goal for Russia.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...