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

The government of Bashar al-Assad has received aid from several nations both within and outside of the Middle East, such as Russia and Iran. Russia in particular has been a strong military force ...

Russia has claimed that its forces captured a battered but strategic town in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, a day after Kyiv launched a counterattack in the Russian region of Kursk.

A map produced by the Institute for the ... Moscow made significant gains in the east throughout 2024, but Russia's advances "will likely slow" as Moscow's troops head further towards Pokrovsk ...