■林國賓
原文：
Russian forces appear to be on the brink of finally seizing the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, a symbolic victory that President Vladimir Putin has been pursuing for 21 months at an increasingly heavy cost.
Fighting inside the city has intensified in the past few days, after Russian troops successfully infiltrated it. The fall of Pokrovsk - the strategic value of which has already been greatly diminished, but which would nevertheless represent the biggest win for Moscow since 2023 - now seems almost inevitable, according to those on the ground.
"The situation is difficult, with all types of fighting going on, firefights in urban areas, and shelling with all types of weapons," one battalion commander told CNN, speaking on the condition of anonymity for security reasons. "We are almost surrounded, but we are used to it," he said.
"The intensity of their movements is so great that (Ukrainian) drone operators simply cannot keep up with the pace. The Russians often move in groups of three, counting on the fact that two will be destroyed, but one will still reach the city and gain a foothold there. About a hundred such groups can pass through in a day," a soldier from the Ukrainian Peaky Blinders drone unit told CNN.
中譯：
俄軍似乎即將奪下烏東城市波克羅夫斯克，這個象徵性的勝利，是俄國總統蒲亭21個月來不斷追求的，但代價卻愈發沉重。
俄軍成功滲入該市後，近日戰況激烈。儘管波克羅夫斯克的戰略價值已大幅下降，但若失守，仍將是莫斯科自2023年以來最大的一場勝利。根據前線消息，該市淪陷幾成定局。
一名以安全為由要求匿名的營長，接受CNN採訪時表示：「情勢非常艱困，各類戰鬥持續進行，包括市區的巷戰，以及各種武器的砲擊。我們幾乎被包圍，但也習慣了。」
烏克蘭「浴血黑幫」無人機部隊一名士兵告訴CNN：「他們的行動強度極大，（烏軍）無人機操作員根本跟不上節奏。俄軍通常3人一組行動，預設其中2人會被殲滅，但仍有1人能抵達市區並建立據點。這樣的小組，一天就有上百組。」
-關鍵軍語-
※infiltrate：滲透
※shelling：砲擊