By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) -Russian troops are in complete control of the town of Vuhledar in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region that has resisted Russian assaults for more than two years, the SHOT Telegram channel and pro-Russian war bloggers said on Wednesday.

Russian forces have reached the outskirts of the town in the southeastern part of the Donetsk region, threatening the town with encirclement. What could the consequences be, especially for the Russian offensive of Pokrovsk?

Vuhledar fell to Russian troops this week after Ukrainian forces were forced to withdraw to preserve lives and military equipment after more than two years of bombardment.