““Might look pretty weird.” Why the Russian Federation has changed its tactics and is moving towards the Dnipropetrovsk region — Grabskyi on the situation around Pokrovsk January 9, 16:23 Share: Pokrovsk in early November 2024 (Photo: REUTERS/Inna Varenytsia) Military expert Serhiy Grabskyi told on Radio NV how the tactics have changed Russians to capture Pokrovsk, why and what does this indicate. Serhii Grabsky, military expert Today, let’s talk about space and time”, — write on: ua.news
Pokrovsk in early November 2024 (Photo: REUTERS/Inna Varenytsia)
Military expert Serhiy Grabskyi told on Radio NV how the tactics of the Russians to capture Pokrovsk changed, why and what this indicates.
Today, let’s talk from a space-time perspective. The enemy had been making a desperate push for Pokrovsk in recent months, but had to stop periodically to solve the so-called problem of the flanks.
And today they are also trying to solve the problem of the flanks, bypassing Pokrovsk. They are forced to stop, because they were unable to break through the defense line in the Zeleny, Dachensky, Lysivka, and Sukhoi Yar districts, and the fighting continues there. They are trying to bypass our defense line, approach through Moskovske (Kozatske — Ed.) in the direction of Mirnograd, but the fighting continues there as well.
A city without electricity, gas and water. The occupiers are located less than three kilometers from Pokrovsk — MBA
Therefore, the enemy has now chosen such a tactic that they are advancing in the direction of the Dnipropetrovsk region. And it may look quite strange, but, on the other hand, it allows solving a political-military problem.
Because it is necessary to relax (the crowd — Ed.) in Muscovy to maintain a somehow exalted state. And imagine the headlines of the Russian press when they say that they have reached the borders of Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions. From a military point of view, this does not have much meaning, but from a political and propaganda point of view it makes sense.
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What else does the situation in Pokrovsk say? She says that the enemy, despite a huge numerical advantage, does not have enough resources today to storm this settlement. And that’s why he tries to go around, cut communications, and only then, using his usual tactics, try to capture the city.
How will he succeed and how long will it take? A question that you and I will explore in the future. But for now, this also shows that, despite the massiveness of the enemy’s actions, his numerical superiority in weapons, equipment, and people, he is unable to solve all these issues.
In addition, let’s pay attention, in our summaries, despite the fact that the front line is 1,200 kilometers long, we mostly talk about the Pokrov-Kurakhov section of the front and Kurshchyna. We mention other areas of the front, given that the enemy managed to bite into our defense line somewhere – nothing more. That is, now we are talking about the fact that out of 1,200 kilometers of active areas of the front, we are observing active mass combat operations in literally three or four places. And that’s all. Which suggests that the enemy is also unable to maintain the pace he has set, and he is forced to reduce the intensity of hostilities.
This is an undeniable merit of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, which are simply in incredible conditions [працювали]. When I was asked what kept our guys in the same Kurakhovo, I honestly admitted that I didn’t know, because it already goes beyond the scope of the analysis of the operational situation. But we do the impossible by destroying the enemy [великими] pace