Hanse Mina<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pokrovsk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pokrovsk</span></a>, a town with a pre-war population of 60,000, is situated west of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Avdiivka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Avdiivka</span></a> at a crucial crossroads of multiple railroad lines. It has become a key delivery and railroad distribution hub, facilitating the supply of Ukrainian forces across a broad frontline, from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vuhledar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vuhledar</span></a> to the north of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Donetsk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Donetsk</span></a> and beyond.</p><p>Currently, only two places in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Donbas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Donbas</span></a> serve this vital function – Pokrovsk and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kramatorsk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kramatorsk</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/08/28/what-the-fall-of-pokrovsk-could-mean-for-ukraine/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">euromaidanpress.com/2024/08/28</span><span class="invisible">/what-the-fall-of-pokrovsk-could-mean-for-ukraine/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a></p>