President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, where he spoke with the military defending the city from the Russian army. He announced this on Monday in Telegram, UNN reports.
Pokrovsk. He visited the location of the 25th Separate Airborne Sicheslav Brigade, which is defending the city. He talked to the defenders and recognized them with awards. A tense area. Only thanks to the strength of the soldiers, the East is not totally occupied by Russia
The President also emphasized that the enemy receives a response every day.
He also thanked the soldiers for their courage.
Previously
Analysts at the US Institute for the Study of War stated that Russian troops launched an offensive to capture Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, but Ukrainian defenders held back the enemy, preventing it from taking the city.
According to the General Staff , on November 17, our defenders stopped 32 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor in the areas of Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Krutyi Yar, Yurivka, Hryhorivka, Pustynka and Petrivka in the Pokrovske sector.