The Ukrainian command also reported ongoing measures to neutralize them. The information was published on the General Staff’s official Facebook page.“Regarding the situation on the outskirts of Pokrovsk and within the city limits: our troops, carrying out combat missions in these areas, are taking comprehensive measures daily to stabilize the situation. The enemy, using gaps between positions and small infantry groups, has accumulated about 200 personnel in the city. Small arms battles are ongoing, and UAV units are actively operating. The enemy’s attempts to advance deeper and consolidate positions in the urban area are being thwarted by counter-sabotage measures,” the statement said.Read also: Russian troops in civilian clothes targeting Ukrainian positions in Pokrovsk — UAV battalion commander“Ukrainian defenders continue to carry out tasks to search for, destroy, or capture Russian occupiers attempting to infiltrate our lines, despite the enemy’s numerical advantage. The combat clashes are highly dynamic and intense. In dangerous and sometimes unpredictable conditions, the Ukrainian military is demonstrating strength, endurance, and courage,” the General Staff added.Major General Serhiy Kryvonos of the Ukrainian Armed Forces explained on Espreso TV that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has no intention of stopping the war. His forces aim to capture Pokrovsk and Kupiansk to establish a strong supply route in eastern Ukraine and continue the strategic offensive, according to Kryvonos.