Ukraine military says it still holds northern part of Pokrovsk

Ukrainian troops are holding the northern part of the strategic city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, the military corps fighting in the city told Reuters on Tuesday. The 7th Rapid Response Corps of airborne assault troops said it conducted assaults in the south of the city where Russian troops prevail. The statement from the Ukrainian unit comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed what his commanders told him was the full Russian capture of Pokrovsk.