Donetsk, Ukraine and Russian forces

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Russia could soon capture the key southern Donetsk logistics hub of Pokrovsk, which would cap a year of material territorial gains in Ukraine.
Russian forces captured two villages in Ukraine, one in Kharkiv region in the northeast and one in eastern Donetsk region, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday.
The city of Pokrovsk, a vital delivery and distribution hub for Ukraine's forces across a wide part of the front line, is in danger of being encircled.
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In 2014, the Donetsk airport was one of the hottest spots of the confrontation between Ukrainian forces and Donbass militias ...