In the Pokrovsky direction, the intensity of fighting has not decreased, the enemy is attacking in small groups and trying to force the Defense Forces to withdraw from the city.
Points of attention
- The intensity of fighting near Pokrovsk remains high, with the Russian army attacking in small groups to capture the city.
- The Russian command has changed its assault tactics, aiming to avoid urban battles and preserve human resources.
- Major General Drapaty has been appointed to lead the operational-strategic grouping of troops 'Khortytsia' to enhance combat work and brigade training.
- President Zelenskyy appointed Major General Drapaty to strengthen the command structure in the Donetsk region, known for intense fighting.
- The enemy forces near Pokrovsk are strategically trying to encircle and squeeze Ukrainian military to retreat, leading to numerous small clashes in the area.
The Russian army changed the tactics of the assault on Pokrovsk
This was stated on television by Viktor Tregubov, spokesman for the Operational-Strategic Group of Forces "Khortytsia".
The intensity of attacks there has not decreased, on the contrary, the Pokrovsk direction accounts for almost half of the clashes in general on the front, not only in our area of responsibility. The situation is as follows: near Pokrovsk there are a large number of small clashes, because the Russians are trying to enter and surround Pokrovsk from the west in small groups. There are very, very many clashes there.
Viktor Tregubov
Spokesperson of the Khortytsia Municipal Administrative District
He noted that during attacks, the enemy does not "go head-on," but tries to capture the city, squeezing and forcing the Ukrainian military to retreat from it.
They first began to fight scientifically, they first began to fight not just with frontal waves, but with attempts to encircle, with attempts to bypass a large city and force Ukrainian forces to leave it. This is exactly what we see near Pokrovskoye.
According to Tregubov, the Russian command is trying to avoid urban battles, during which the enemy loses a large amount of human resources.
Zelenskyy appointed Drapaty to manage the Khortytsia Municipal Administrative District
On January 26, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sent Major General Mykhailo Drapaty to lead the Khortytsia operational-strategic group of troops.
Today, I have instructed to strengthen the command structure of our troops in the Donetsk region - Major General Mykhailo Drapaty has been sent to lead the operational-strategic grouping of troops "Khortytsia". These are the most brutal areas of fighting.
At the same time, according to the President, Drapatiy will retain the powers of the commander of the Ground Forces - the most numerous part of our Armed Forces, and this will help "combine the combat work of the army with the proper training of brigades."
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