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Ukrainian Forces Hold Ground Amid Intensified Russian Assaults

12/29/2025

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Ukrainian forces resist Russian advances in the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad area, keeping northern Pokrovsk and reinforcing Myrnohrad.
Russian troops have shifted from small raids to conventional assaults backed by tanks.
The Ukrainian General Staff says Russian claims of capturing these cities are false.
In Huliaipole, intense combat leaves the area a continuous battlefield, with Russian losses despite ongoing airstrikes.
Allegations of war crimes, including execution of Ukrainian prisoners, have emerged.

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Ukrainian forces resist Russian advances in the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad area, keeping northern Pokrovsk and reinforcing Myrnohrad.
Russian troops have shifted from small raids to conventional assaults backed by tanks.
The Ukrainian General Staff says Russian claims of capturing these cities are false.
In Huliaipole, intense combat leaves the area a continuous battlefield, with Russian losses despite ongoing airstrikes.
Allegations of war crimes, including execution of Ukrainian prisoners, have emerged.