(POKROVSK, DONETSK REGION) – Putin’s Pokrovsk Gamble ‘Bleeding Russia Dry’ as Heavy Losses Mount in Ukraine Russia is losing between 700 and 800 soldiers a day in its slow and costly attempt to capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, according to Cormac Smith, a former British diplomat who worked with the Ukrainian government. He says the battle has become a symbol of Russia’s desperation and Ukraine’s resilience as fighting continues street by street. Smith, who spoke on the programme…