New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- Ukrainian military commanders have ordered Retreat from strategically vulnerable positions south of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, marking a significant development on the 1,385th day of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The retreat comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy finalizes a comprehensive peace proposal aimed at the incoming Trump administration, And many troops lose their lives in these grinding engagements, often far from cameras or formal front lines, as the fighting around Pokrovsk turns into a brutal contest of attrition that relentlessly erodes Ukraine's already stretched manpower.

Ukrainian Forces Execute Strategic Withdrawal

The Ukrainian military's General Staff confirmed orders for troops to...