1/4 The Ukrainian General Staff has said that the situation on the Pokrovsk front, where a group of Russian troops recently broke through near the town of Dobropillia, is stabilising. 
2/4 As I’ve said previously, the ground around Pokrovsk is extremely difficult terrain, especially if you are an aggressor army. Rather like East Anglia, it’s flat with heavy agricultural, ploughed fields and crops with thin tree lines and little cover.
3/4 Russian “motorbike breakthrough” near Pokrovsk is turning into a disaster. 🇷🇺 sources admit their troops are cut off & without supplies. Flanks unprotected, units isolated, POWs taken. Ukraine has sent Azov & reinforcements, what began as a push is fast becoming a trap.
4/4 Over 110,000 Russian troops massed in the Pokrovsk sector for this summer offensive, timed ahead of the Trump–Putin summit in Alaska. But without secured lines, Russia’s “breakthrough” may instead become its latest disaster.
Azov statement “As a result of fighting over the past two days within the corps' area of responsibility, 151 occupiers have been killed. Over 70 invaders have been wounded. In addition, eight Russian servicemen have been taken prisoner during this period."
Azov statement “As a result of fighting over the past two days within the corps' area of responsibility, 151 occupiers have been killed. Over 70 invaders have been wounded. In addition, eight Russian servicemen have been taken prisoner during this period."
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