Russia has deployed 170,000 troops trying to capture the stronghold of Pokrovsk. Photo: AP PHOTO

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 Zelenskiy says.

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"The situation in Pokrovsk is difficult," Zelenskiy said, while also rejecting recent Russian claims that the devastated city is surrounded after more than a year of fighting. He acknowledged that some Russian units had infiltrated the city, but insisted that Ukrai

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