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currently, the russian army has approached pokrovsk, a major city in eastern ukraine. foreign media said that once it is captured, the ukrainian army will almost lose the donetsk region.

pokrovsk is considered the "gateway to donetsk"

according to foreign media reports, the ukrainian army is currently launching a desperate counterattack in pokrovsk. at the same time, the russian army continues to send additional troops to pokrovsk and approach the city center. in the frontline town of seridovo in pokrovsk, the ukrainian troops stationed here have been under fierce attacks in the past few weeks. british media said that pokrovsk originally had a population of 60,000, and half of them have left since the war began.

analysts believe that pokrovsk is considered the "gateway to donetsk" and is important to the ukrainian army for three reasons.the first is economic factors:the fate of this city will determine the future of ukraine's remaining metallurgical industry.the second is logistical factors:the capture of pokrovsk would open the way for russian troops to advance to dnipropetrovsk oblast.the third factor is political:the battle for pokrovsk will have a significant impact on ukrainian morale. analysts said that before the special military operation, ukraine's metallurgical industry was an important creator of ukraine's foreign exchange income. if the ukrainian army loses pokrovsk, ukraine will lose its metallurgical industry and its economy will be hit hard.

russian defense ministry: ukrainian troops suffered more than 11,000 casualties in kursk region

in russia's kursk oblast, on the 9th, the russian ministry of defense released a battle situation report saying that in the past day and night, the ukrainian army lost nearly 240 people and 13 pieces of weapons and equipment in kursk oblast. since the military operation began in this direction, the ukrainian army has lost more than 11,400 people and a large amount of equipment in the state.

russian media reporters followed the russian army into the front line of kursk. they were moving towards sudja. the area is currently under the control of the ukrainian army. there were burned vehicles along the way. the russian army extended automatic rifles out of the window and pointed them at the road. at this distance, they could try to shoot down drones. the vehicles were getting closer and closer to the front line, and the russian vehicles were getting faster and faster.

the group arrived at the position of the russian "akhmat" special forces with difficulty. there is a drone team here, which is responsible for searching, locating and destroying the ukrainian army. russian media said that the ukrainian army is still transferring troops to kursk, and the 72nd brigade was recently transferred, so the ukrainian army gave up the defense of ugledar.

the ukrainian army is in urgent need of available troops in a two-front war

analysts believe that ukraine is currently in a dilemma of fighting on two fronts. the reserve troops have been transferred to sumy oblast to support the kursk front. the donbass war zone is short of manpower. the russian army has stepped up its offensive, while the ukrainian army is in low morale and urgently needs available troops.

russia's izvestia reported on the 9th that the 79th un general assembly will open on the 10th local time, and ukrainian president zelensky plans to meet with us president biden during the conference. the report said that one of the main goals of zelensky's trip is to persuade the united states to allow ukraine to use its aid weapons to deeply strike russian targets, but the possibility of the biden administration agreeing to this request seems "very slim."

german chancellor talks about "peace plan": russia must attend the "peace summit"

on september 8, local time, german chancellor scholz said in an interview with german tv ii that he and ukrainian president zelensky agreed that russia should participate in the second "peace summit" in the future aimed at ending the russia-ukraine conflict.

analysts say that germany is the european country that provides the largest amount of aid to ukraine and has significant influence in the west. the news about scholz's "peace plan" may have a significant impact on the prospects of aid to ukraine and ending the conflict. however, due to the ukrainian army's offensive in kursk oblast, the war and negotiations faced by russia and ukraine have become more complicated and severe. whether germany can really provide a reasonable solution, whether the negotiation process can go smoothly, and the prospects for the implementation of the plan remain to be seen.

source: cctv4 "asia today"