New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- As Moscow's forces close in on the strategic Donetsk hub through brutal house-to-house combat, Ukraine faces its darkest winter yet with relentless strikes crippling energy infrastructure and civilian casualties mounting across multiple regions.

The battle for Pokrovsk has emerged as one of the most critical flashpoints in the Russia-Ukraine war, with Special Operations Forces Russia engaged in brutal house-to-house battles as they push deeper into the strategic Donetsk region city. As the conflict enters its 1,352nd day, Moscow has deployed an estimated 170,000 troops in what military analysts describe as the largest ground offensive since the war's early months, threatening to reshape the eastern front and dealing ...