Russians advance in several settlements in Donetsk Oblast – DeepState
Pravda Ukraine
The DeepState analytical project reported on the night of 12-13 January that Russian troops had advanced near eight settlements in Donetsk Oblast.
Source: DeepState
Quote: “The enemy has advanced in Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, Yantarne, Novovasylivka, near Yelyzavetivka, Zelenyi, Zvirove and Kotlyne.”
Background:
- The Russian army has decided not to assault Pokrovsk head-on, but to go around it from the south to the west, thus approaching Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Currently, the Russians are moving towards the settlements of Kotlyne and Udachne, located on the Mezhova-Pokrovsk road.
- This means that the Russians have completely blocked the Mezhova-Pokrovsk road, an important logistical artery for Ukraine’s defence forces that connects Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with Pokrovsk.
- Serhii Dobriak, Head of Pokrovsk City Military Administration, reported that Russian troops had intensified attacks on the city. Dobriak said Russian troops are less than three km from the town.
- Fierce fighting continues in Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, and the line of contact has divided the city in two. The Russians are using scorched earth tactics to try to destroy the city’s infrastructure and the positions of the Ukrainian military.
- On 7 January, DeepState reported that almost all of Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast is occupied by Russian troops, which allows the Russians to advance westward.
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