08/25/2024 – Translated from Ukrainian via Google and OFP
So far, the Ukrainian command has not been able to balance the front in
the Pokrovsk region. The trend can change if significant forces are used there, and used competently.
Israeli military observer David Sharp commented on the situation in Donetsk region in an interview with OBOZ.UA. In his opinion, the advance of the Russians towards the city of Pokrovsk is connected not only with the mistakes of the defenders (as Ukrainian sources said), but also with insufficient number of forces.
Sharpe said this is the main problem on the indicated route. “There is no way to create a stable defense line in an open area, which takes enough forces and can be held for a very long time. This trend can change only if significant forces are deployed, and competently deployed,” the expert said.
If the trend continues, if Russian troops manage to approach Pokrovsk and Mirnograd, a “slightly different situation” will arise.
“It’s one thing when the forces are not enough and the terrain is open, and it’s another thing when the enemy rests on the cities. If you don’t let him bypass the cities and prepare them for defense, even with not very large forces, as the examples of this war show, you can defend very well and for a long time. I’m not talking about an infinite amount of time. But an urbanized area is completely different. That’s why the Ukrainians had time to prepare.”
He recalled the city of Chasiv Yar, for which very heavy battles have been going on for many months, but the advance of the Russian army during this time was symbolic.
“A disappointing assumption is that Russian troops will approach Pokrovsk. A comforting assumption is that it is much easier to defend the cities. And if you take appropriate measures and do not allow yourself to be bypassed, then here the enemy may well be stopped with a huge probability,” Sharp predicted.
As OBOZ.UA reported, in less than a day (as of 4:00 p.m. Sunday, August 25) in the Pokrovsky direction, the Russians carried out 17 assaults in the areas of seven settlements.
What Mr. Sharp says is … well, makes common military sense. It’s a mystery to everyone why Ukraine is using its valuable and limited resources in Kursk instead of stopping and even pushing back the enemy from Pokrovsk and other endangered areas. Only the AFU general staff knows the answer, and they certainly won’t divulge it. We’ll see what they have up their sleeves sooner or later.
As for the situation for the roaches near Pokrovsk, they have extended the head of their advances quite deeply, leaving them open to be cut off by a quick and decisive pincer movement. Of course, this would require enough men and material, good timing and advantageous terrain. And, it would require the AFU to eliminate the danger from mafia aircraft … with F-16s, for example, that they “don’t really need”.
Unfortunately the putinaZi murder gang are intending another evil blitz. News just in from Censor.Net :
Air alert was declared throughout Ukraine: Tu-95MS take off in Russia, missile carriers are in Black Sea
07:52 26.08.2024 4 1600
An air alert is declared in all regions of Ukraine. The enemy is attacking with “shaheds”. Missile carriers and Tu-95MS are deployed to the Black Sea.
This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the air alert map and the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Капрта
“The activity of 11 Tu-95MS aircraft was recorded in the airspace of the Russian Federation! In case of a missile threat and cruise missile launches, we will inform you additionally,” the post reads.
The Ukrainian Navy reported that Russians had deployed missile launchers to the Black Sea:
“There are 4 enemy ships in the Black Sea, which are carriers of ‘Kalibr’ cruise missiles with a total volley of up to 28 missiles,” the statement said.
The enemy’s shahed attack continues: about 60 drones are in the air across Ukraine.
The Air Force warns of enemy drone movements:
Several groups of UAVs in Chernihiv region are heading for Kyiv region.
A UAV from Zhytomyr region heading for Rivne region.
Several groups of UAVs from Sumy region in the southwestern direction.
A UAV from Cherkasy region heading for Kirovohrad region.
Several groups of UAVs from Mykolaiv region heading northwest.
Several groups of UAVs from Kharkiv region are heading to Poltava region.
“UAV in Kyiv region, heading for Vasylkiv,” the Armed Forces reported.
Yes, I read about the attack in another channel.
As usual, the cockroaches are attacking Ukrainian civilian targets en masse, while the allies are keeping Ukraine’s hands tied tightly, preventing them from attacking military targets. And some people are wondering why this would be a cause for anger.