Russian forces defeated a team of Ukrainian special forces which were rushed to the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk in an attempt to prevent Russian forces from advancing further into the city, the Russian defense ministry said.
The Ukrainian military command failed to timely strengthen the defense of Krasnoarmeysk (Ukrainian name - Pokrovsk) in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and is now suffering significant losses in the area, Russian military expert Vitaly Kiselyov said.
According to the expert, the Ukrainian military would likely use residential buildings to bolster their defensive capabilities.
"Even today, they [the Ukrainian military] are not building new fortifications in Krasnoarmeysk for the further retreat of their troops - a tactical escape to their rear," Kiselyov noted.
He believes it is possible that Ukrainian troops will begin using residential buildings to reinforce the defense in Krasnoarmeysk.
"I think they will now start forcing civilians from their private residential properties, threatening and maybe even shooting them to occupy their houses and auxiliary facilities as well as basements, turning the entire residential property into a fortified area, according to a usual scheme," he continued.
Kiselyov specified that Kiev had no plans initially to give up Krasnoarmeysk and this is why it failed to enhance its defenses.
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Zelensky said the defence of Pokrovsk is a "priority", as so-called "elite special force" were deployed to the embattled town on the eastern front line.
ReplyDeleteThe Russian defense ministry said on Saturday that Ukrainian soldiers encircled by Russian forces in the key eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk are beginning to surrender, the TASS state news agency reported.
ReplyDeleteThe Russian defense ministry said on Saturday that Ukrainian soldiers encircled by Russian forces in the key eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk are beginning to surrender, the TASS state news agency reported.
DeleteDie ukrainischen Soldaten, die in Krasnoarmeisk (ukrainisch: Pokrowsk) in der Donezker Volksrepublik (DVR) umzingelt waren, haben begonnen, sich zu ergeben.
ReplyDeleteDas russische Verteidigungsministerium veröffentlichte die Geständnisse zweier ukrainischer Soldaten: Wjatscheslaw Krewenko und Stanislaw Tkatschenko.
Die Soldaten hätten nicht versucht, zu ihren eigenen Leuten durchzubrechen, da sie verstanden hätten, "dass dies Selbstmord wäre".
Il Comandante in Capo delle Forze armate ucraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, e il capo del HUR ucraino Budanov sono arrivati nella mattinata a Pokrovsk.
ReplyDeleteSyrskyi ha dichiarato che le forze ucraine stanno conducendo un'operazione per distruggere ed espellere le forze russe che tentano di infiltrarsi a Pokrovsk, senza alcun accerchiamento o blocco. Fonti russe riferiscono di aver sventato un'offensiva ucraina a Pokrovsk.