Russian troops are attempting to break through Ukrainian defence lines around the eastern city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, according to the 47th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The city is currently the epicentre of fighting in the war between Ukraine and Russia, which began with the Russian invasion of February 2022. The Russian military is relying primarily on massive infantry attacks, supported by combat drones, brigade spokeswoman Anastasia Blyshchyk explained on television. “The fact that we have hardly seen any armoured vehicles on the battlefield for a month is…