“Analysts of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) note that the situation in the Pokrovsk and Mirnograd areas of the Donetsk region remains difficult, as Ukrainian troops are fighting to hold the flanks of the so-called “pocket”, and Russian occupation forces continue to advance in the area.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: ISW
Details: The report says that, according to reports, Ukrainian troops recently liberated Rodynske (north of Pokrovsk), trying to hold the northern flank of the “pocket”.
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Analysts add that Ukrainian troops are simultaneously conducting a counteroffensive in Pokrovsk and on its western outskirts in order to prevent the further advance of Russian troops on the southern flank of the “pocket”.
Literally from the report: “The advance of Russian troops in the north and west of Pokrovsk has slowed down in recent days, probably due to the constant counteroffensive actions of Ukrainian troops.”
Details: Russian forces continue to advance east and south of Pokrovsk, which ISW experts say could indicate that Russian forces may try to create a “pocket” to support Russian efforts to encircle Ukrainian forces in the city and eventually force Ukrainian forces to retreat from the wider “pocket.”
Russian forces likely also maintain fire control over Ukrainian ground lines of communication (GLOC) in the “pocket”, complicating Ukrainian logistics.
ISW cardLiterally from the report: “Russian forces appear to be working simultaneously to complete the encirclement of the entire ‘pocket’ and to reduce it. The prospects and timing of these efforts remain unclear.”
What preceded: On the morning of November 10, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces stated that logistics to Myrnograd, Donetsk region, are complicated, but are being carried out, information about full fire control by the enemy of the logistics routes of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, or the operational encirclement of the city, does not correspond to reality.
In the evening summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, it was said that since the beginning of the day on November 10, 156 combat clashes took place at the front, 59 of them in the Pokrovsky direction.