“Voloshyn confirmed that the Defense Forces repulsed the Russian Federation near Pishchanoy. The enemy, having a fourfold advantage in manpower, is trying to bypass the city from the flanks.”, — write on: unn.ua
“There are no enemy DRGs in Pokrovsk, there are no battles on the outskirts of the city. Of course, the enemy is trying to move closer to the city,” Voloshyn said.
According to him, the Russians are trying to break through the left and right flanks in order to avoid a frontal assault.
“The enemy also avoids frontal attacks, so he tries to bypass the city. This city is, of course, important for us, because there is a railway there, which the enemy will try to grab. So far, our Defense Forces have managed to push back the Russian forces near Pishchany, which is not far from Pokrovsk. This village is next to the village of Shevchenko. The defense forces gave battle to the enemy, he retreated to the landings and currently there are ongoing hostilities with the enemy,” he said. Voloshin
He noted that the enemy outnumbers the Defense Forces in manpower in the Pokrovsky direction.
“Against our one brigade, the enemy is deploying four brigades, which are going on assault operations,” said Voloshyn.
Addition
On December 13, Voloshyn already stated that there are no Russian DRGs in Pokrovsk in Donetsk region and there are no battles on the outskirts of the city.
DeepState reported on December 15 that an intense battle took place in the east of Ukraine between the Ukrainian military and invaders near the village of Pishchane. Ukrainian units managed to inflict losses on the enemy and force him to retreat to landings near Shevchenko.