Russian forces advanced to the southwest of Pokrovsk – ISW

The Russians use civilian cars for assaults due to a lack of armored vehicles

Russian and Ukrainian forces recently advanced southwest of Pokrovsk, continuing active offensive operations in the area on December 20 and 21.

This is written by the ISW Institute for the Study of War.

Geolocation footage released on December 20 indicates that Ukrainian forces have recently regained control of positions in the southern part of Pischany (southwest of Pokrovsk), indicating a possible preliminary breakthrough by Russian forces into Pischany from the south.

One of the Russian military bloggers stated that Russian troops advanced in the direction of the T-0515 Yasnove-Kostiantynopil road south of Pokrovsk. At the same time, Russian forces carried out offensive actions east of Pokrovsk near Myrolyubivka, Novooleksandriivka, and Promin; on…