The commander of one of the Russian depth reconnaissance groups spoke publicly about the operations around Pokrovsk (formerly Krasnoarmeysk). According to him, the fact that the morale of the Ukrainians is extremely low and that the defense is constantly disintegrating gives a great impetus to the rapid Russian progress.
Our enemies, the Ukrainian armed forces, are fleeing. They are demoralized and try to run away without looking back at the first contact with fire. In fact, we are slowly but steadily approaching the city of Pokrovsk, the enemy’s main logistics hub
he said in the video.
In recent weeks, the Russians have approached the key Ukrainian city within a few kilometers. Before the war, the settlement of around 70,000-80,000 people was an important logistics and transport hub, its loss would be a serious blow for Kyiv, as it could even affect the entire operations in the Donbass. The Ukrainian defenders lost several small towns, so Ukrainsk and Novohrodivka also fell into Russian hands, but the siege of Hirnyik and Selidovo had already begun. In recent weeks, despite the successes, the speed of the Russian attack seems to be slowing down.
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