Russia-Ukraine war, June 28 -- With Russia and Ukraine still at loggerheads with each other, the former has now amassed 1,10,000 troops in the vicinity of Pokrovsk as part of its efforts to take over the strategic eastern Ukrainian city, the Ukrainian military chief said, as per reports.

Moscow considers Pokrovsk a strategic target, as Russian President Vladimir Putin has made it clear that his goal is to seize all of the eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk his forces partially occupy, reported CNN.

While speaking about the development, Ukraine military Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi further said that the area around Pokrovsk was the "hottest spot" along the 1,200-kilometre (745 miles) front line which runs across the east of Ukra...