Nazar Voloshyn, a spokesman for the Khortytsia Joint Task Force, said that Russian troops had deployed a significant portion of their strategic reserves to support offensive actions in several key areas. These are the Kupyansk, Pokrovsk, Kurakhove and Vremivsk directions. He said this during a telethon, UNN reports.
Details
According to Voloshyn, the enemy has a numerical advantage in manpower, weapons and equipment.
Three large Russian groups of troops are operating in the three most active tactical areas - Pokrovske, Kurakhove, and Vremivske: "Center", ‘South’ and ‘East’. In total, their forces amount to about 150 thousand personnel:
- About 70 thousand troops are concentrated in the Pokrovsk sector;
- 35-36 thousand at Kurakhivske;
- Vremivske - about 40 thousand.
Distribution of forces by direction
On the outskirts of Chasovyi Yar, in the Kramatorsk direction, they are active:
- 4th separate motorized rifle brigade;
- The 85th and 88th separate motorized rifle brigades;
- 98th Airborne Brigade.
The units of three Russian combined arms armies - the 2nd, 41st and 51st armies of the Central Military District, as well as attached units - are concentrated in the Pokrovske direction.
The Kurakhove and Vremivsk directions are under attack:
- 90th Tank Division;
- 20th Motorized Rifle Division;
- The 5th and 110th motorized rifle brigades.
The forces of the 5th and 36th Combined Arms Armies, the 5th Separate Tank Brigade, as well as two Russian Marine Brigades - the 40th and 336th - are also deployed in the Vremivsk sector.
Previously
UNN wrote that Russian troops are focusing their main efforts on the Pokrovske and Kurakhove directions and have significantly increased pressure on the Kramatorsk, Toretske and Vremivske directions.