Offensive on Pokrovsky direction: in ISW ​​named cities that want to capture the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (map)

This is stated in the report of the Institute of War Study (ISW) for August 1. According to analysts, the invaders are largely moving due to the lack of Ukrainian military resources. The area to the northwest of Avdiivka also contributes to this. However, ISW believes that Russian advancement is likely to slow down, since the army of the Russian Federation is approaching the line of larger and more urban settlements.

The ISW recalled the words of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, who recently defined Pokrovsky direction as the current priority for Russian troops. The Russians can move on separate sections of the front, as Ukraine is still faced with the problems of staffing and equipping new crews. According to geolocation, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation advanced further within the cheerful in the direction of the road T0511.

Russian military bloggers claim that the invaders are attacking south of the Merry along the railway line and the forest strip in the direction of Sergiyivka and Zhelan. This can contribute to the tactical environment of the Ukrainian forces in the area. American analysts believe that the current rates of Russia's tactical promotion to Pokrovsk will probably not last long, as Russian troops are approaching the line of larger and more urban settlements.

The next defensive line runs between the cities of Selidovo, Novogrodivka and Grodivka. Current Russian attacks are concentrated on the site of Novogrodivka-Grodivka. Novogrodivka and Grodivka, with a pre -war population of about 14 thousand and 2 thousand people, respectively, are more urbanized than many smaller settlements that Russian troops seized after the advancement of the west from Avdiivka in February 2024.

Urban territories are a more complex tactical problem for Russian troops, which were mostly advanced through open fields and small settlements. "It was historically difficult for Russian troops in Ukraine to quickly complete the fighting in more urban or residential areas. For example, they have been fighting seriously for five months for the capture of Avdiivka, which is only slightly larger than Novogrodivka," the report reads.

At the same time, the ISW noted that Ukrainian troops are significantly more exhausted. This allows the Russians to achieve tactical advancement, but the pace of their promotion is likely to slow down as they enter into fighting near large cities and settlements. We will remind, at the Institute of War Study stated that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation slowly but confidently moving in the Pokrovsky direction.