“The invaders are bypassing Pokrovsk and approaching the Dnipropetrovsk region – UP January 12, 03:51 Share: Russians seek to block logistics and take Pokrovsk without a direct assault (Photo: REUTERS/Inna Varenytsia/File Photo) Russian troops have changed tactics in the Pokrovsk direction and are trying to bypass the city from the south to the west to exit to the Dnipropetrovsk region. Ukrainian Pravda writes about this, with reference to the military, including the commander of the 108th”, — write on: ua.news
The Russians seek to block logistics and take Pokrovsk without a direct assault (Photo: REUTERS/Inna Varenytsia/File Photo)
Russian troops have changed their tactics in the Pokrovsky direction and are trying to bypass the city from the south to the west in order to reach the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Ukrainian Pravda writes about this with reference to the military, including the commander of the 108th separate mechanized battalion of Vovka Da Vinci Serhii Filimonov.
Russian forces are moving towards the settlements of Kotlyne and Udachne, located along the Mezhova-Pokrovsk highway.
Battles for Pokrovsk. Almost all critical infrastructure has been destroyed, the front is only a couple of kilometers from the city — MBA
According to the Ukrainian DeepState analysts, the Russians have less than two kilometers left to these points, and according to the UP, less than a kilometer.
Blocking this route disrupts a key logistical connection between the Dnipropetrovsk region and Pokrovsk.
The distance from the Russian front in the area of Kotlyny and Udachny to the border of Dnipropetrovsk region is only seven kilometers.
“The Russians seek to block logistics and take Pokrovsk without a direct assault,” said Filimonov.
Other sources claim that the goal of the occupiers is not Pokrovsk itself, but the exit to the Dnipropetrovsk region for further offensive.