Geolocations on August 14 and 15 indicated that Russian forces had advanced in Grodivka, east of Pokrovsk, Mykolaivka, southeast of Pokrovsk, and had probably captured the towns of Zhelanne and Orlivka. Russian sources claimed that Russian forces had advanced near and within Zhuravka, which is southeast of Pokrovsk.
According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Russian forces captured Ivanivka (east of Pokrovsk) on August 13.
War in Ukraine. Russians approach Pokrovsk. Soldiers reveal details
A Ukrainian soldier fighting in the Pokrovsk region said on August 15 that Russian forces have a 10 to 1 infantry advantage in the area and conduct infantry attacks from east to west every day. Another Ukrainian soldier stated that Russian forces are less than six kilometers from Selydovewhich is located southeast of Pokrovsk, which is consistent with the ISW assessment of Russian advances in the area.
Ukraine. Pokrovsk in the sights of the Russians. Intense fighting in the area
The General Staff in its Friday report reported that 144 clashes were recorded in the last 24 hours. The most intense fighting took place in the Pokrovsk areaand the enemy “also actively attacked towards Toretsk and Kurachów” – we read in the communique.
“In the Kupany sector there was 16 fights. There was a bust in the stall sector four clashes in the vicinity of the town of Czasiv Jar. The enemy did not succeed. In the Torrecian sector Russiathey didn't attack 20 times. In the Pokrov sector, our defenders repelled 41 enemy attacks. in the vicinity of Panteleimonivka, Sucha Balka, Kałynow, Zielony Pole, Nowotoretsky, Mykolayivka, Novohrodivka, Nowożelanne,” the General Staff noted.
Russian forces continue tactical encirclement of Ukrainian forces southeast of Pokrovsk, and have recently made confirmed progress in this area – the American Institute of Social Sciences wrote in the latest report.
Ukraine's offensive. The plan was kept secret
It is not only the Russians who are making progress. The course of the Ukrainian offensive in Kursk Oblast is surprising the whole world and is apparently bringing its first results. The planned and conducted action of Ukrainian forces on the territory of Russia since August 6 was aimed at reversing the dynamics of war and putting Moscow in a difficult situation. – Russia was to transfer several thousand soldiers from the occupied territory Ukrainyto repel the Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk region, CNN reported.
It turns out that the entire plan was kept a closely guarded secret even within the structures of the Ukrainian armed forces.
According to the New York Times, information about the offensive surprised even some Ukrainian soldiers. Some military units learned about the mission at the last minute.. Military analysts were also surprised.