Russians bypass Pokrovsk from south and approach Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Pravda Ukraine
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.
Source: two Ukrainska Pravda sources among the military on the Pokrovsk front, including Serhii Filimonov, commander of the 108th Da Vinci Wolves Separate Mechanised Battalion
Details: The Russians are currently advancing towards Kotlyne and Udachne, two settlements located on the Mezhova-Pokrovsk road. According to the map maintained by the Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState, the Russians are less than 2 km away, but Ukrainska Pravda has information that they are less than a kilometre away.
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.
The distance from the Russian ledge near Kotlyne and Udachne to the administrative boundary of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast is 7 km.
Quote from Filimonov: “It was obvious. The Russians want to cut off the logistics and take the city [Pokrovsk – UP] without a fight.”
Details: However, another Ukrainska Pravda source is convinced that Pokrovsk is not a target for the Russians. Their key objective is to reach Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and develop their offensive there.
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