Written by Tyler Durden
The key logistics hub of the east Front of Ukraine, Pokrowsk, has been in constant conflict for 3 months. Russian forces spent most of that time advancing westward to flank south of the city. They now occupied Kurachowo and cut off supply routes leading from Pokrovska to a large part of the front line. any reports indicate that Ukrainian troops trying to leave Kurachovo may be cut off. The winging maneuver in slow motion prepared the ground under rolling Pokrowska from the south.
Since the beginning of the war, this area has been the main point of the Ukrainian army's supply to the east. After the cut-off or capture of the Pokrovska Russia is expected to be able to seize crucial areas throughout the full front and approach control of the full Donetsk.
Losses for Ukraine grew in 2024, and the overarching subject was the deficiency of labour. Although many Western officials and think-tanks (including The Institute For The survey of War) claim that Russian conquests have been occupied with "great losses", so far they have not provided any concrete evidence to support their statistics. The communicative of a "Russian meat grinder" begins to sound like a mechanics of coping or propaganda due to the fact that it becomes clear that Russia is gaining military strength alternatively of losing momentum.
(Similar propaganda revolves around mass casualties among North Korean soldiers in Kursk – there are inactive no verified reports or videos of actual DPRK soldiers in the fight against Ukraine. Rumors are spreading, like "The Kiev Spirit"
We know, however, that Ukraine is desperately looking for fresh soldiers who would refresh its defensive lines. NATO leaders and Biden White home exert Pressure on Vladimir Zelenskito appoint men aged 18-25; Zelenski avoided this decision to prevent the full failure of the generation. The average conscript age is now well over 40 years.
Perhaps that's why Joe Biden late gave a green light to Ukraine for the usage of long-range rockets (ATACM and Storm Shadows) in Russia. Whenever Ukraine faces a strategical failure, NATO offers fresh weapons as a distraction to the public. They said Abrams tanks would change the rules of the game for Ukraine, and then they said the F-16 would change the rules of the game. Now they claim that long-distance impacts with intelligent weapons will change the rules of the game.
Most military analysts agree that this weapon had small effect on the course of the war.
A typical Russian methodology to deal with urban centres was to surround, then bombard artillery and FABs until most buildings and fortifications were destroyed. The well-known Ukrainian military Serhij Filimonov, commander of the battalion of Wilka Da Vinci 59th motorized brigade, defined the defence of Pokrovsk as "catastrophy". Higher officers put "unrealistic" demands on individuals and are not acquainted with the circumstances on the front line – he wrote this week Filimonow on his channel on Telegram.
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source:https://www.zerohedge.com/
