19.Moscow began concentrating its efforts in the east, "throwing everything they have" in the Pokrovsk direction after Russia's Kharkiv Oblast offensive failed, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in late July.Pokrovsk is an important logistical hub for the Ukrainian forces that supports their operations in Donetsk Oblast. Around 53,000 people remain in the city."We had 13,700 children before the full-scale war (in Pokrovsk). Now, there are still 4,788 children in the community. That is, a third of them remain," Dobriak said."I think we will reach the point this week that we make the evacuation of children mandatory," he added.An average of 500-600 people leave the city every day, and 60% of the residents leave using their own means of transport, according to Dobriak."Yesterday (Aug.