Civilians wait to be evacuated in the direction of Pokrovsk - Anadolu
The Telegraph: Russian forces have seized the settlement of Komyshivka in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, Moscow’s TASS news agency reported on Wednesday.
The state-owned news agency cited Russia’s defence ministry in its report, but The Telegraph could not independently verify the claim.
It comes as Russian forces close in on the strategically important city of Pokrovsk, 35km away from Komyshivka.
Regional authorities recently ordered large-scale evacuations from the city amid fears it will fall in the coming weeks.
Pokrovsk is a road and rail hub and a city with a pre-war population of 60,000 people.
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