“Since at least November 6, the Russian army has been dragging itself into Pokrovsk, which is surrounded by drones, with equipment – motorcycles, pick-ups, and deploys its mortars there. Attempts to clear the city by Ukrainian special forces, according to the UP, were late and did not change the distribution of forces in the city.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Pokrovsk stele, photo: Getty Images Source: three servicemen from the Pokrovsky direction in the UP commentary, video with the movement of the Russian convoy in social networks, video Ukrainian UAV unit “Sharp Kartuzy”
Details: the first mention of the Russians entering the city in a military pickup, and not on foot – as it was before, can be found in the Telegram channel of the Ukrainian unit “Sharp Kartuzy”. The short video shows how the occupiers push aside engineering barriers and move further through the city.
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Firstly, the weather is currently playing into the hands of the Russians. There is a thick fog over Pokrovsk, which makes reconnaissance by drones impossible. Secondly, the Russians have dragged their mortars into the city and are firing them at the positions of Ukrainian UAV operators. It is difficult to organize monitoring of the city.
On November 10, a video went viral on social networks, showing Russians entering the city in a whole column of motorcycles, cars and simply on foot – and no one stops them on the way. Several interlocutors immediately confirmed the veracity of this video of UP. It was recorded on the southern outskirts of the city – from the side of the village of Novopavlivka and the exit to Selidove.
True, there were attempts to work on this column on the part of the Defense Forces, according to the UP, but it is difficult to do it in conditions of heavy fog.
Direct speech of interlocutor 1: “The Russians are already north of the tracks (the tracks are roughly the middle of Pokrovsk, UP) – a hospital, cottages. The enemy is developing success. No special forces will be able to restore order, because the enemy is the sea. Only through the main route from Selidovoy to Pokrovsk every day up to 50 pi*archuks are delayed.”
Direct speech of interlocutor 2: “What could the activity of a dozen infantrymen do in a substantial city? Finally, everyone admitted that they had lost Pokrovsk, and they don’t give a damn. The Russians have already brought mortars into Pokrovsk and will now use them to destroy the pilots’ positions. At the same time, they (the Russians – UP) are trying to jump into Rivne (a village between Pokrovsk and Myrnograd – UP), and they also constantly want to enter Myrnograd. They are going in columns – it’s true, almost everyone is killed, or in small groups, which brings them success.”