What we know about Russia's claim of capturing Pokrovsk

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The Guardian’s defence and security editor, Dan Sabbagh, explains the current situation in Pokrovsk, in the Donetsk region. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 On 1 December the Russian defence ministry published a series of videos that showed Russian soldiers walking around the city centre waving their flags, and claimed they had taken over the entire zone. Ukraine denied this, saying its forces still controlled the northern zone The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theguardian Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia Football Weekly podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@footballweeklypodcast Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianlive #ukraine #pokrovsk #russia #russianarmy #ukrainewar