A series of attacks around Pokrovsk and Ukrainian resistance

Russia's military invasion of Ukraine began 1,139 days ago. Russian forces have carried out multiple attacks on villages around the east Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, the Ukrainian General Staff said. Russian forces have been trying to environment Pokrovsk for months, but Ukrainian opposition has slowed their advances in the area, Reuters reported. Here are the most crucial events of the past 24 hours surrounding the war in Ukraine.