On Ukraine's bloody frontline, a besieged town dubbed Putin's "prize jewel" is being fiercely defended.
In the latest episode of Battle Plans Exposed, intelligence officer Philip Ingram analyses the "cauldron city" Russia is desperately trying to get its claws on.
The key town of Pokrovsk is strategically critical for Putin's territorial ambitions.
It is a vital railway and transport hub - which if captured could give Russia a huge supply line advantage, Ingram says.
Nicknamed the "gateway to Donetsk" by Russian media, controlling the key crossroads city of Pokrovsk would make it lot easier for Putin to seize the rest of the area.
Detailing the gruelling battle, the military expert described it as a "cauldron" city - completely surrounded by Russian occupied land.
Ingram says: "Russia is trying to surround it [Pokrovsk] and close the sides of the cauldron in to isolate the Ukrainian troops that are stuck there.
"Ukraine has been defending it bravely for over a year now.
"This will remain Russia's main effort in its battle to try and push the Ukrainians.
"Vladimir Putin himself has put this as something that is critically important for him."
Comparing it to another tiresome battle fought between Russia and Ukraine, he adds: "This is another Bakhmut for the Russians."
The fight for Bakhmut ended after months of tense fighting, bombing and drone strikes in 2023 - with some analysts describing it as the bloodiest battle of the entire war.
Highlighting how badly Putin wants the town of Pokrovsk, Ingram cites one recent desperate attempt to seize it.
A few weeks ago, just hours before Donald Trump's historic summit with Putin, Russian forces punched through the frontline.
Russian forces aimed to stretch over the sides of the "cauldron city" and surround it.
Analysts warned that if successful, Putin would have used the sudden thrust in momentum and new land as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the Don.
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