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Ukrainian soldiers and shopkeepers hold on as Russia’s siege of Pokrovsk tightens
Brian Mann POKROVSK, Ukraine — In the final hours of 2024, the embattled Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk suddenly went dark. Its electric grid, long battered by Russian drones and artillery, failed on Monday for what the city’s military administration said would be the last time. “The past year has been extremely difficult,” local officials said…