MOSCOW, February 3. /TASS/. Russian forces are dislodging the Ukrainian battlegroup from the frontline on the outskirts of Krasnoarmeisk (called Pokrovsk by Ukraine), DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic) Head Denis Pushilin said during a live broadcast on the Rossiya-24 television channel on Monday.

"In the Krasnoarmeisk direction, the [Russian] troops are gradually pushing the enemy forces out of the outskirts of Krasnoarmeisk and wedging into its defenses," the regional head said.

Especially tense battles are raging near the settlement of Dachnoye in the Kurakhovo direction, he added.