Pokrovske ( uk, Покровське; russian: Покро́вское) is a village (a ''
selo'') in the
Bakhmut Raion
Bakhmut Raion ( uk, Бахмутський район, Bakhmutskyi raion) is a raion (district) within the northeastern part of Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Bakhmut. Its area is , and its population is approximat ...
(
district
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) of
Donetsk Oblast
The Donetsk Oblast ( ukr, Донецька область, Donetska oblast, ), also referred to as Donechchyna ( ukr, Донеччина, links=no), is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 mill ...
in the East of
Ukraine
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.
Pokrovske was reportedly captured by Russian forces on 27 July 2022, during the
eastern Ukraine offensive
The eastern Ukraine campaign is a Theater (warfare)#Theatre of operation, theatre of operation in the ongoing 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine that affects three provinces (Oblasts of Ukraine, oblasts) in the Eastern Ukraine, eastern part of U ...
of the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
.
References
Villages in Bakhmut Raion
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