Russian forces attacked the beleaguered city of Pokrovsk in Ukraine’s east 40 times on Monday, Ukraine’s military said.
For weeks, Moscow’s troops have been bearing down on the key garrison city, a major logistics hub for Ukraine’s defence in the Donetsk region.
The General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Monday the heaviest fighting along the frontline took place on the Pokrovsk front where “our defenders stopped 40 attacks”.
More than 20,000 peoplealmost half of its populationhave fled the city since August, while Russian strikes over the past two weeks have cut off water and electricity to many of its remaining residents.
Capturing Pokrovsk would be a step towards Russia’s objective of capturing the whole of the Donetsk region, which it currently controls 80 per cent of.
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Russian forces attacked energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, cutting power in some districts and forcing authorities to resort to back-up power systems, local authorities said on Tuesday.
The attack dealt damage in Konotop, Okhtyrka and Sumy districts of the region and the critical infrastructure facilities were using back-up power systems, regional officials said on Telegram.
Sumy water supply facilities said that the attack cut power to them at night, prompting the switch to emergency power supply.
Mayor Artem Kobzar said there were no casualties in the city and that energy workers were dealing with the attack’s aftermath.
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