00:00Well, Pokrosk, dubbed the gateway to Donetsk by Russia, is now under siege.
00:05President Zelensky has conceded that Russia has gained a foothold in the strategic city.
00:11Our next report talks about the options that Russia now has that the ceasefire talks remain in the cold.
00:17Getting you those details in this next report.
00:30Once Ukraine's defense fortress, Pokrosk is now under siege.
00:46There is a chill of the winter, but the front lines are blazing.
00:52Ukraine concedes defeat.
00:54In a rare admission, Ukrainian President Zelensky confirms Russian forces have gained a foothold in Pokrosk.
01:04The strategic transport hub in eastern Donetsk, which turned into a war zone for over a year, is now under Putin's grip.
01:13This follows months of heavy bombardment, drone strikes and relentless Russian ground assaults.
01:19Each street and building became part of an intensifying battle for the east.
01:24Ukraine claims about 200 Russian troops infiltrated the city in small groups over the weekend.
01:34Fierce fighting intensified across the streets of Pokrosk, forcing Kyiv to rush additional forces.
01:45While on the ground, Russia is using heavy artillery, its aerial assault continues relentlessly.
01:51Russian fighter jets and Iskander missiles have hit multiple targets in the region.
02:01Losing Pokrosk has tactical and symbolic consequences for Kyiv.
02:06The situation underscores the strain on Ukraine's stretched army, facing ammunition shortages, manpower fatigue and delayed Western aid.
02:16For Russia, gaining a foothold in Pokrosk is a step closer to its dream, securing full control over Donetsk.
02:28Moscow says it has annexed Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region and controls over 70% of the area's territory,
02:35a claim key that most Western countries have rejected, calling it an illegal land grab.
02:40Pokrosk's fall opens the door for Russia to push further west, threatening key logistics routes that sustain Ukraine's eastern defences.
02:52Capturing the city will give Moscow a platform to drive north towards the two biggest remaining Ukrainian-controlled cities in Donetsk, Kramatorsk and Slovyansk.
03:01Moscow can disrupt Ukrainian supply lines along the eastern front and boost its long-running campaign to capture Chassevyar,
03:12which sits on higher ground, offering potential control of a wider area.
03:23Experts say this will give Russia more options to attack Ukraine's Necropetrovsk region to the west,
03:28which is one of the areas which Moscow has claimed, but where it says it has already established a small foothold.
03:36Ukraine, which has been largely dependent on military and financial support from allies abroad to hold off Moscow's army,
03:43is scrambling for support.
03:46Zelensky has urged Europe for financial support to continue fighting Russian forces for another two to three years.
03:54Bureau Report, Viyan, World is One.
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