Ukraine has ordered families with children to evacuate Pokrovsk amid fears that Russian troops are about to bear down on the city.

Ukrainian officials said that Russian troops were advancing so quickly that families must flee the city and other nearby towns.

Russian troops have been pushing toward the city for months after a six-month slog across Ukraine’s Donetsk region following the capture of Avdiivka.

Pokrovsk has an estimated 53,000 residents.

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