The Russian Armed Forces are approaching Pokrovskaya: their power is weaker than it seems - forbes

And the immediate prospects of full occupation of the region become vague, despite the huge amount of military resources thrown for this purpose. About it writes military expert David exbes. "There are two main obstacles: the Ukrainian Fortress City Pokrovsk and a whole chain of fortress cities, which extends from Konstantinovka to Slavyansk,"-ex.

In recent weeks of the 90th Guards Tank Division of the Russian Army, they advanced through the village of Zhovtya, creating a narrow but multi-kilometer performance in Ukrainian positions that places the Russian avant-garde only 10 km south of Pokrovsk. If the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation intends to surround and cut off Pokrovsk, not directly attack it - and there is enough evidence that such a plan - a recent offensive is of key importance.

The next logical step for the 90th Guards Tank Division and adjacent units would be to expand the speech due to the capture of Novotroitsky and, south of it, Ukrainian. But it is unclear whether the Russians have enough resources to carry out this maneuver.

With their best troops and equipment, not to mention thousands of North Korean reinforcements, engaged in the fight against the Ukrainian invasion of the Kursk region in the west of Russia, which suffer horrific losses - the Russians had little reserves around Pokrovsk.

"During the last two to three months, the enemy's command had to maintain the high operational density of the troops not at the expense of reinforcements, but at the expense of regrouping the available forces,"-explained at the Ukrainian Center for Defense Strategies. The EX notes that the monthly loss of Russian invaders is very large and exceed the mobilized recruits or those who sign contracts in Russia.

And the reserves of modern tanks and combat vehicles end, forcing Russian troops to attack Ukrainian positions on pickups and motorcycles. EXCE even notes that the war in Syria also affected the war in Ukraine.

In his opinion, the rapid collapse of Bashar Assad's cruel regime in Syria closed thousands of Russian servicemen and a considerable amount of modern equipment on several bases along the Syrian coast and put Russian President Vladimir Putin in an uncomfortable position just when he had to demonstrate. Confidence for the troops who are preparing for the Pokrovska attack. However, the situation can change - and soon.

The coming new year can bring radical changes to the policy of the Russian-Ukrainian war. US President Donald Trump will notify the creation of a chaotic and unpredictable new administration in the United States, which can stop or significantly reduce the US vital assistance to Ukraine. Federal elections will be held in Germany. France can also get a new government. Perhaps changing politics will harm Ukraine and help Russia. They may do the opposite.

The uncertainty is certainly noticeable in Moscow and Kiev. However, the difference is that Moscow is trying to maintain an expensive offensive, pursuing goals that are still moving into the future. On the contrary, the main goal of Ukraine is to simply survive until Russia spends people, weapons and time that it cannot return. We will remind, earlier Focus wrote that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to press on Ukrainian defenders across the front line.