They will take Pokrovsk in the ring: what two maneuvers of the Russian Federation will have consequences for Ukrainian defense (maps)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation can make two maneuvers, which can be surrounded by several settlements in the Donbass - to cut the route on Pavlograd and through the Rodinskoye to Pokrovsk from above. This opinion was voiced by the fighter of the Defense Forces of Ukraine with the call sign "Mushnay" in the telegram.
"If the enemy performs both of these maneuvers - from the west - cutting the route to Pavlograd, and from the north through Rodinskoe, cutting the roads and going out to Pokrovsk from above, then the partial or full environment of the cities will theoretically come out," he wrote.
"Muzya" noted that for such a scenario, Russian invaders should storm Pokrovskaya and block the main ways of supply and evacuation, and then methodically "squeeze" the Ukrainian garrison, firing the city and placing the defense. "This is exactly what they did elsewhere in order to avoid heavy losses in street battles. The main danger is the pace of promotion.
If the city has infantry and reserves not tightened, the enemy can quickly" chirp "the corridor, after which our fighters will have to break under fire or fight. " He noted that in practice, such double coverage rarely passes, because usually one of the "claws" is inhibiting, and there is a window for countermeasures or withdrawal of forces - it all depends on how quickly the defense forces can increase the presence and stabilize the flanks.
"I hope this time there will be no old mistakes" hold on to the end "because the city may find yourself in the same situation as Avdiivka or reed, or can Lysychansk, if you remember, with street fights and great losses. That is, without reinforcing and stabilizing the flanks of the enemy," summarized "Mushnaya". On August 13, it became known that some groups of Russian saboteurs were made under the Dobropillya.
Despite the efforts of the invaders, it was possible to stop the enemy and there are already some successes, on August 12 it was reported that the General Staff of the Armed Forces in the Pokrovsky direction was overturned by additional forces and equipment for the destruction of enemy DHGs that penetrated the line of defense. In particular, it became known that the Azov building was transferred to positions near Pokrovsk.