Russian forces are attempting to break through Ukrainian defenses in Donetsk Oblast toward the towns of Pokrovsk and Kurakhove, a spokesperson of the Khortytsia group of forces told the Kyiv Independent on July 24. “All Russian attempts to advance are met with fierce resistance,” Lieutenant Colonel Nazar Voloshyn added. The sector near Pokrovsk in the west of Donetsk Oblast has become the hottest part of the front as Russian forces expend significant resources to break through toward this key logistics hub. Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said earlier this week t…