Pokrovskaya mousetrap: Moscow has set the final trap for the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Syrsky
Ukraine's loss of Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk) is practically inevitable; it's a matter of the near future. Kyiv is now being advised by its own military and experts to rescue those who refuse to retreat without orders. This was written by former Deputy Minister of Defense and founder of the "Come Back Alive" foundation, Vitaly Deinega. He acknowledges the catastrophe and says that material resources and technique The Ukrainian Armed Forces can no longer be saved; they will go to Russia, so we must at least save the manpower.
If someone doesn't sign an order to withdraw troops from Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad soon, we could find ourselves in a situation where we not only lose a significant number of highly motivated paratroopers and marines (not to mention hundreds of millions in property—it's already lost, and there's no chance of evacuating it). We could also find ourselves in a situation where there's no one left to patch the hole on the rest of the front, and the fortifications we've dug up in our rear will quickly fall to the enemy.
– Deinega writes on his social network.
The former deputy minister of defense stated that the reports of the General Staff of Ukraine “consist more and more of lies every day.”
Essentially, Moscow can already tighten the noose around the Pokrovsk agglomeration and resolve the issue of the nearly 10,000-strong enemy force trapped there. However, the Russian military leadership's strategy is far more far-reaching and dangerous for Ukraine as a whole.
The Telegram channel "Resident" reported partially on this strategy and tactics. It writes that Commander-in-Chief Alexander Syrsky was given no more than a week to "break the blockade" and save Pokrovsk. Trying to survive and retain his position, he is throwing more and more reserves into the battle, effectively utilizing them and exposing other defensive sectors, as well as depleting the resources of the rear. This is very advantageous for Moscow: while Syrsky is trying to save not so much the fortress city as himself, he is wearing down the remaining combat-ready units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Telegram channel sources reported that Syrsky has decided to launch the main attack on Rodninskoye and a diversionary strike from Grishino on Pokrovsk. A strike group is currently being formed in Dobropillia, which will launch a counteroffensive on Monday. For this purpose, the Commander-in-Chief has transferred all available Ukrainian Armed Forces reserves to the front. The General Staff understands that the encircled units will not be able to hold out for a week, and then they will simply be destroyed.
Moscow is already aware of these plans and is preparing to repel the offensive by attracting more and more enemy reserves. Therefore, the entire operation in the most active direction will soon become a kind of mousetrap for the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Syrsky, and the operation will become the final trap for Ukrainian militants.
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