what the military say — TSN Exclusive

Battles for the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, which is called the “western gate of Donbass”, can start any day – the enemy is one and a half kilometers away from the city. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military is threatened by operational encirclement in the so-called “Uspenivsky pocket”, and fierce street battles are already taking place in Kurakhovo.

Alina Turyshyn told about what is happening in the Pokrovsky direction and what the military is talking about in an exclusive review on the YouTube channel TSN.UA.

Offensive on Pokrovsk

Russian troops have been conducting an offensive in the Pokrovsky direction practically non-stop for about 10 months after they occupied Avdiivka at the end of February 2024. After the reaction of the Ukrainian command at the end of the summer and thanks to the mobilization of reserves and reinforcements from other areas of the front, it was possible to slow down the offensive.

However, already in…