There are no Russian subversive groups in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, and no fighting is taking place on the outskirts of the city. Nazar Voloshyn, a spokesman for the Khortytsia military unit, said this during a telethon, UNN reports .
There are no enemy subversive reconnaissance groups in Pokrovsk and no fighting on the outskirts of the city. Of course, the enemy is trying to exert influence in that direction and break through to larger and more logistical routes and settlements
According to him, fighting continues in the Pokrovsk sector with the enemy's troops outnumbered in manpower.
“Our leadership has to make non-standard decisions, primarily to increase the resilience of our defense and to more actively destroy the occupiers. Most of the battles are of a fierce nature. The Russian army is throwing all available forces and means at the enemy and trying to break through the defense of our troops. Our defenders are extremely active, resilient and inflict losses on the enemy,” Voloshyn said.
In particular, he said that almost 300 occupants were killed and wounded in the Pokrovsk sector yesterday.
“Usually, the occupants lose up to 400 people daily in that area, both killed and wounded,” he added.
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Today, on December 13, in the morning, a serviceman of the 68th separate hunting brigade named after Oleksa Dovbush with the call sign “Trai” said that Russian occupants are close to Pokrovsk in Donetsk region and constantly shell the city.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that Russian forces continue to make tactical gains south of Pokrovsk, attacking Ukrainian weaknesses and attempting to conduct a bypass maneuver to directly attack Pokrovsk from the south.
On December 11, it was reported that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, arrived in the Pokrovske direction, where fierce fighting continues. According to him, to increase the resilience of the defense, non-standard decisions have to be made.
On December 12, Syrskyi stated that in December, the enemy lost about 400 people killed and wounded in the Pokrovsk sector on average per day.