The Ukrainian Armed Forces stopped the advance of the Russian army near Pokrovsk. Ukraine had been subjected to significant terror from the Russian forces there, stated the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi. According to him, the Pokrovsk direction was the epicenter of the war in eastern Ukraine. However, Syrskyi stated that Ukrainian forces managed to stop Russia’s advance. “Over the last six days, the enemy hasn’t advanced a single meter in the Pokrovsk direction. In other words, our strategy is working,” he said. He noted that Ukraine was able to deprive th…