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[Russia claims to have tightened its encirclement of Ukraine in Khedron City; Ukraine claims to have halted the Russian offensive] On November 3, local time, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that it had tightened the encirclement of Ukrainian forces in the direction of Khedron City (Pokrovsk in Ukrainian), thwarting several Ukrainian breakout attempts. Ukraine, on the other hand, claimed to have halted the Russian offensive. The Russian Ministry of Defense released a battle report on November 3, stating that in the past day, Russian assault groups attacked besieged Ukrainian forces near the Khedron City (Pokrovsk in Ukrainian) railway station and surrounding industrial areas, while also launching attacks in the villages of Genatovka and Rog. They repelled 10 enemy breakout attempts in the north and northwest, continuously tightening the encirclement of Ukrainian forces in the east. Khedron City serves as a logistical hub for the Ukrainian army on the eastern front. If the Russian army completely controls this city, it will cut off the supply corridor for the Ukrainian Donetsk military group and open a path for Russian forces to enter Dnipropetrovsk. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine released a battle report stating that over the past day, Ukrainian forces repelled dozens of Russian offensives in the Yugoslavian-Loborzhansk and Pokrovsk (known as the "Red Army City" in Russia) directions, and launched multiple attacks against Russian forces in the Kupyansk and Leman directions, successfully preventing the Russian army from expanding its presence in the region. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian side emphasized that its forces successfully prevented a Russian attempt to cut off the highway connecting Pokrovsk (known as the "Red Army City" in Russia) and Rodinskoy. In addition, Ukrainian forces attacked the Saratov oil refinery and a series of Russian military logistical facilities on the same day. (CCTV News)