The majority of residents have been evacuated. The governor reports that only ten percent of the population remains.
“Every time you come here, it looks worse and worse,” says Hannadij Yudin, a Ukrainian police officer.
Pokrovsk has served as a logistical center for the Ukrainian military, but now the reinforcement paths are threatened into the city. If the city is surrounded or falls, Russia’s ability to attack from several directions increases.
Both sides open for peace calls
At the same time, both Ukrainian President Zelenskyj and Russian President Vladimir Putin expresses that they are ready for peace talks. However, Ukraine wants both the US and Europe to participate in any meetings.
-What one can expect from these conversations is that two main issues will be discussed: territorial issues and security guarantees, says SVT’s Ukraine correspondent Elin Jönsson