Ukrainian soldiers and shopkeepers hold on as Russia’s siege of Pokrovsk tightens

A man walks down a war-ravaged street in Pokrovsk, an industrial city in eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian forces are fighting to hold on to the key city of Pokrovsk, in one of the fiercest battles in eastern Ukraine, but commanders admit the Russians have more troops and firepower.

(Image credit: Anton Shtuka for NPR)

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