KYIV, Ukraine — Russia has deployed around 170,000 troops in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region where they are trying to capture the stronghold of Pokrovsk in a major push for a battlefield victory , Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia has deployed about 170,000 troops in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, aiming to capture the city of Pokrovsk

He said Friday the situation is difficult but denies Russian claims that the city is surrounded

He acknowledges some Russian units have infiltrated but insists Ukrainian forces are countering them

Meanwhile, Ukraine has conducted over 160 strikes on Russian oil facilities this year, disrupting logistics

“The situation in Pokrovsk is difficult,” Zelen

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