Following a visit to Pokrovsk axis, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrsky stated that there is currently no talk of the Russian army gaining control of the town of Pokrovsk or of the operational encirclement of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. Over the past week, 7.4 square kilometers of territory in Pokrovsk district of Donetsk region have been cleared of enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups.