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- Zelenskiy Visits Troops near Pokrovsk amid Russian Offensive
Zelenskiy Visits Troops near Pokrovsk amid Russian Offensive
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Ukrainian President Zelensky stated that his forces have compelled Russia to postpone its planned takeover of Pokrovsk, a strategically vital eastern city in the Donbas region that has been the focus of intense fighting since 2024; Ukraine continues to control roughly 10% of the area.
The enemy began assault operations on the 5th [of November] and has continued conducting assaults ... They have lost equipment, but the enemy's No. 1 goal is to occupy Pokrovsk as quickly as possible. That goal remains.
Imagine how many Russian forces there are. But at the same time, they do not have the planned result. In my opinion, they do not have such a result that they can 'sell' to the Americans.
I am grateful to the warriors for defending Ukraine and our territorial integrity. This is our country, this is our east, and we will certainly do our utmost to keep it Ukrainian.
Of course, if the Russians manage to capture Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad then they can move forward with their offensive. As long as the fighting is happening in the Pokrovsk direction, it does tie a lot of Russian troops in the area – while they are fighting in that sector, the Russians will only make gradual and slow progress elsewhere in Donetsk.
Russian technical innovations, such as first-person-view drones with increased ranges, thermobaric warheads, and 'sleeper' or 'waiter' drones along [ground lines of communication], allowed Russian forces to … restrict Ukrainian troop movements, evacuations, and logistics.
Russian forces continue to advance in the Pokrovsk direction and appear to be operating with increasing comfort within Pokrovsk itself.
Heavy fighting is taking place with the Russian occupiers.
A comprehensive operation to destroy and push out enemy forces from Pokrovsk is ongoing.
The Pokrovsk–Myrnohrad agglomeration is in a semi-encirclement, with logistics effectively cut.
As of now there are no clear lines of defense, none that can obstruct soldiers from coming into the city.
Ukraine may be repeating a costly mistake in Pokrovsk.
It's primarily a propaganda victory, a symbolic victory, a sort of a psychological victory, perhaps, for the Russians. They need to be able to show that — Putin desperately needs to be able to show that they're making progress.
Russian forces adapted by focusing on small infantry group tactics, light motorised assaults, and infiltration.
sources
- 1.France 24
- 2.DW News
- 3.The Irish Times
- 4.Al Jazeera
- 5.Los Angeles Times
- 6.Le Monde
- 7.Sweden Herald
- 8.The Guardian
- 9.Daily Sabah
- 10.Associated Press
- 11.CNN
- 12.Hromadske
perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.Russian Foreign Policy
- 3.US-Russia Relations
- 4.Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
- 5.German Foreign Policy
- 6.Rare-Earth Elements
- 7.Ukrainian Politics
- 8.Prisoner of war
- 9.Russia-Iran Ties
- 10.India-Russia relations
countries
organizations
- 1.Kremlin
- 2.Telegram
- 3.Ukraine Defense Intelligence
- 4.Black Bird Group
- 5.Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- 6.Facebook
- 7.Russian Defense Ministry
- 8.Ukrainian Armed Forces
- 9.7th Rapid Response Corps
- 10.American Foreign Policy Research Institute
- 11.Atlantic Council
- 12.Austrian Armed Forces
persons
- 1.Volodymyr Zelenskiy
- 2.Vladimir Putin
- 3.Emil Kastehelmi
- 4.Donald Trump
- 5.Kyrylo Budanov
- 6.Michael Kofman
- 7.Zac Crellin
- 8.Artem Karyakin
- 9.John Psaropoulos
- 10.Kirill Sazonov
- 11.Kostyantyn Mashovets
- 12.Mansur Mirovalev