Russia Tightens Grip on Ukraine: Encirclement Warning

Russia intensifies its offensive in Ukraine, issuing a stark warning to Ukrainian troops in Pokrovsk and Kupiansk to surrender. Employing pincer movements and disrupting logistics, Russian forces are nearly encircling Ukrainian units, with battlefield maps showing they are just a few kilometers away from fully encircling Pokrovsk. In Kupiansk, Russian forces control a significant portion of the city and are advancing along the main road. Russia's defense ministry contradicts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's statement, asserting that Ukrainian units are trapped in cauldrons with their situation rapidly deteriorating. The conflict, now nearly four years old, continues to escalate as Russia pushes for control of the entire Donbas region and makes advances in the Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions of eastern Ukraine. The Daily News Now! - Every city. Every story. AI Powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.