Russian forces are stepping up efforts to encompass Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, a key Ukrainian logistics hub supporting operations in Donbas.
Supply: UK Defence Intelligence replace dated 2 August on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda
Particulars: British analysts have reported that Russian forces have made advances to the northeast of Pokrovsk, making an attempt to encircle and lower off its logistics routes and floor strains of communication over the previous week.
They’ve superior westwards alongside the H-32 street, significantly in direction of the city of Rodynske, via which the primary northern provide path to Pokrovsk runs. Russian troops have additionally captured territory south of the street, advancing within the space of Myroliubivka.
Open sources reported that Russian sabotage and reconnaissance teams had tried to infiltrate the southern a part of Pokrovsk, after which Ukrainian forces performed clearing operations on 22 July 2025.
Pokrovsk has been a precedence goal for Russia since February 2024, when it captured Avdiivka. Russian efforts in opposition to the fortified metropolis have come at a heavy price in personnel and gear.
Background:
- Estonian intelligence famous that Russian forces are attempting to use the identical ways they used earlier in Vuhledar and Avdiivka for Pokrovsk.
- On 1 August, US President Donald Trump said that Russia had misplaced over 112,000 troops within the struggle in opposition to Ukraine for the reason that starting of the yr.
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