Due to the unsuccessful offensive in the Kharkiv region, the Russians changed their main target and intensified their attack on Pokrovsk. This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with French media, UNN reports.
"The main target after the failure of the Russians in the Kharkiv region has changed. Their main direction is Pokrovsk. I would say that today it is a priority for them," Zelensky said.
He says that the Russians are also attacking Kostyantynivka and Toretsk, and they have plans for Sloviansk.
"The largest number of personnel, weapons, CABs and everything that the Russians have is concentrated in the Pokrovske direction," the President said.
According to him, Russia is losing its airplanes and air defense, even though it has air superiority.
Recall
The General Staff reports that on August 1, as of 8:00 a.m., the situation remains the most intense in the Pokrovske sector , where Ukrainian defenders repelled 55 Russian assaults.