Here’s what we are reading today:

The #Russian army advanced closer to #Pokrovsk than ever before, The Economist reports.

With Russian soldiers within 10 kilometers to the city, the local administration and police have left.

Locals are standing in lines at banks and evacuating.

https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/08/22/the-kremlin-is-close-to-crushing-pokrovsk-a-vital-ukrainian-town

The Kremlin is close to crushing Pokrovsk, a vital Ukrainian town

Even as Ukraine raids Russia, it is losing another key battle

^{The Economist}