Russians are close to Pokrovsk and are constantly shelling the city - military
Kyiv • UNN
Russian troops are near Pokrovsk and are constantly shelling the city. The enemy uses small group tactics to probe the defense, but suffers significant losses.
Russian occupants are close to Pokrovsk in Donetsk region and are constantly shelling the city. This was stated by a soldier of the 68th separate hunting brigade named after Oleksa Dovbush with the call sign "Trai" during a telethon, UNN reports .
In general, our enemy is close to Pokrovsk. They are constantly shelling the city. People who have not yet followed the call of the local authorities and the military to leave the city are in danger. We are defending the city as best we can, as much as we can. Every meter of progress towards the city will cost the enemy many lives
He emphasized that Pokrovsk is one of the largest outposts in Donetsk Oblast, which allows us to defend this land.
"There is a road of life from Dnipro. Dnipro is the main hub for the military in the Donetsk region. Of course, this is an exit for them (Russians - ed.) to Zaporizhzhia, which opens up great opportunities. Pokrovsk is one of the largest outposts in the Donetsk region, which allows us to defend this land. In the future, in order to regain Makiivka and other occupied cities, we will need to take Pokrovsk if we lose it, but we will make every effort to keep it," the soldier said.
"Troy" noted that the enemy planned to take Pokrovsk in the middle of the fall.
"The enemy has been using small-group tactics for several months now, they come in, probe our defense, and hardly use any equipment in combat. They have adopted this tactic. However, this is a big loss for them and they give up a hundred or even two lives for one of our soldiers," said ‘Trai’.
Addendum
On December 12, the head of the press service of the 14th Brigade of the National Guard "Chervona Kalyna" Mykola Koval stated that heavy fighting was taking place for Pokrovsk in Donetsk region. Russian occupants are already very close to 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 Pokrovsk sector, where fierce fighting continues. According to him, in order 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, as confirmed .
