Ukraine’s infantry fighting vehicle of Ukraine near the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk province on January 28
While Ukrainian units continue to protect Pokrovsk, the siege or even gain control of this city can bring great advantages to the Russian military when it is necessary to deploy some attacks in the domain. Eastern Ukraine and increased pressure on the Kyiv government forces at the important time of war, according to Reuters analysis on January 31.
The situation in the inner city of Pokrovsk is gloomy. According to local authorities, there are only 7,000 people remaining in about 60,000 before the war broke out. The last post office of this place has recently closed and transported from the armored vehicle.
The key highway on the East -West axis of Ukraine in Pokorovsk is in the range of Russian artillery. Currently, most vehicles traveling to Pokrovsk for safety reasons.
In the past few days, the Moscow government army has reached the main railway into the city, which connected to the most important logistics gateway in eastern Ukraine, Dnipro city.
“Regarding the overview of the difficult situation, the enemy regularly attacks on the Ministry,” Reuters quoted officers with the alias of Phoenix, Deputy Commander of the 59th attack Brigade of Ukraine, the unit that was fighting at the front Pokrovsk.
The officer said that the Russian forces had superior infantry, attacked in small groups, ready to pay the price to achieve victory and cleverly exploit the terrain as well as environmental conditions to be limited to. Hide by the observation of unmanned aircraft (UAV) Ukraine.
“The Russian side advanced day and night,” Phoenix officer information from the front line.
Pokrovsk’s road and railway transport network has turned this city into an important supply center for most of Ukraine’s fronts, although the pressure from Russian artillery and UAV has recently limited this function. .
Expert Michael Kofman of the Carnegie Fund for International Peace (Washington Headquarters, USA) analyzed that the important role of Pokrovsk means that if this place falls into Russia, the Moscow government army can use the city as a city as a city as a The pedal to perform military advances to the North or West in eastern Ukraine.