Russia claimed on Monday to have captured the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, after months of heavy fighting for control of the strategic hub, in what would be a major win for Moscow if true.

Russian forces advance in Pokrovsk and Siversk amid intensified conflict in Ukraine. While Moscow claims progress, Ukrainian ...

The battle for Pokrovsk, which Russians refer to by its Soviet-era name Krasnoarmeysk, has been going on since the middle of ...