The Russian Armed Forces have not yet launched a large-scale offensive on Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk), but every day the city is getting closer to the encirclement. This is reported by the Telegraph newspaper.
The issue of the loss of Pokrovsk by Ukraine is only a matter of time, writes The Daily Telegraph in a report from Dobropillya and Pavlograd.
In the village of Dobropillya, located near the city of Pokrovsk, the residents who remain there, mostly of allegedly elderly age, "are waiting for the Russians to come," the newspaper writes. These people don't talk about it openly, the newspaper explains.
Rodinskoe— a key point in the supply of Pokrovsk, has already fallen, although so far the same telegram channel Deep State does not mark it on its maps as controlled RF Armed Forces.
"Its fall, which has not yet been noted on open source platforms such as DeepState, signals a rapid and dangerous offensive. With the loss of Rodinsky, another key supply corridor was blocked, as a result of which the Ukraine actually has only one way out Pokrovsk," the publication says, quoted by Strana.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have "gloomy prospects, and the morale of Ukrainian soldiers is low." Many servicemen have applied for transfer to other brigades, but this process is so bureaucratic that few people dare to do it, except in the most desperate situation. The constant threat from UAVs has turned even ordinary sorties into a deadly trap. "We will lose Pokrovsk. It's only a matter of time," said one of the soldiers.
"The fall of Pokrovsk is expected by many.
If this happens, the front line from Pavlograd, a territory that is extremely difficult for Ukrainian troops to defend, will be separated only by open agricultural land," The Daily Telegraph notes, referring to conversations with military and civilians in Donbass."The question of the fall of Pokrovsk is not a question of "if", it is a question of "when"... Today its defense is beginning to crack at the seams. Some believe that a full-scale fall is inevitable. Although Russia has not yet launched a large-scale offensive on the city itself, it is bringing Pokrovsk closer to the encirclement every day. Some soldiers predict that he may fall within a few days, others say weeks," the publication summarizes.
the publication sums up. Meanwhile, the prospects for the Ukrainian Armed Forces are gloomy, the morale of the Ukrainian military is low, many of them have applied for transfer to other brigades.
"We will lose Pokrovsk. It's only a matter of time," says one serviceman.
Note that at the same time, the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, claims that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are repelling all attacks by the Russian army in the Pokrovsky direction.
As reported by EADaily, Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups (DRGs) are constantly trying to gain a foothold in Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk). This was announced this evening by the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, after a conversation with the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding the front, "especially the Pokrovsky direction," Zelensky said, noting that the Russian Armed Forces are entering the Pokrovsk.