Fierce fighting is underway in a part of Pokrovsk city key for logistics, Ukraine's military says. Photo: AP PHOTO

Russian and Ukrainian troops have fought battles in the ruins of Pokrovsk, a transport and logistics hub in eastern Ukraine that Russia has been trying to capture for over a year.

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Ukraine's military said fierce fighting was underway in a part of the city that was key for its frontline logistics.

It said additional special forces had arrived there, and more weapons and equipment were being sent.

The Russian Defence Ministry said its soldiers had cleared 35 buildings of

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