What You Need to Know: Russian forces are intensifying their push towards the strategic Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk, aiming to capture it before winter conditions bolster defenses. With fighting near the coal town of Selydove, just 13 kilometers from Pokrovsk, British Military Intelligence reports encroaching Russian advances.

-The offensive has raised significant war crime concerns as Ukrainian officials investigate the recent execution of four POWs by Russian forces near Selydove.

-Alleged violations include systematic abuses and disregard for the laws of armed conflict, with Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office leading investigations. The encirclement of Pokrovsk remains a critical phase in the Donbas conflict.

The Russian forces are making progress towards a strategic Ukrainian town. The Ukrainian military is putting up a fierce resistance but also conceding ground. Meanwhile, increasingly more instances of Russian troops executing prisoners of war surface.

“Russian Land Forces (RLF) have almost certainly advanced into the coal mining town of Selydove, around thirteen kilometers southeast from........

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