Ukraine in Difficult Defence of Key Eastern Town

POKROVSK - Ukraine's top military commander admits his soldiers are facing "difficult conditions" defending Pokrovsk - a key eastern front-line town - against massed Russian forces.

General Oleksandr Syrskyi (see the photo) said Ukrainian troops are facing a "multi-thousand enemy" force - but denied Russian claims that they are surrounded or blocked. He confirmed that elite special forces have been deployed to protect key supply lines which, army sources said, are all under Russian fire.

The defence ministry in Moscow reported that Ukrainian troops are surrendering and 11 of their special forces have been killed after landing by helicopter, something denied by Ukraine.

Syrskyi said he was "back on the front" to personally hear the latest reports from military commanders on the ground in the eastern Donetsk region. In a short video, Syrskyi is seen studying battlefield maps with other commanders, including the head of Ukraine's military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov.

The deployment of special forces suggests officials in Kyiv are determined to try to hold on to the town, which Russia has been trying to seize for more than a year. Ukraine's 7th Rapid Response Corps said on Saturday Ukrainian troops "have improved [their] tactical position" in Pokrovsk - but the situation remains "difficult and dynamic".
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