Ukrainian forces successfully reclaim lost ground in Pokrovsk as Russian supply lines crumble скачать в хорошем качестве

Ukrainian forces successfully reclaim lost ground in Pokrovsk as Russian supply lines crumble

Ukrainian general Mykhailo Drapaty, after stabilizing the situation on the front, managed to set the stage for decisive counterattacks that turned the tide of battle in the most critical sector of the front line, Pokrovsk, Euromaidan Press media outlet reports. Drapaty led an intense campaign against Russian logistics, turning supply routes into death traps and drastically slowing their advance. He rotated brigades off the frontline, reinforced positions with experienced fighters, and improved coordination, allowing Ukrainians to build and hold new defensive lines. With these defenses in place, Russian forces were unable to find meaningful gains anywhere, as they continued to throw their men into frontal meat grinder assaults. According to Euromaidan Press media outlet, at the same time, the Russian counteroffensive to push the Ukrainians out of Kursk was in full swing, defended against by some of the most elite and well-equipped Ukrainian combat brigades. This was the last thing Russians needed, as the Ukrainian defense in Kursk continued to deal more and more casualties to Russian forces, many reserves, that the Russian high command preferred to send to Pokrovsk, would have to be sent to Kursk instead, as the elite VDV and naval infantry core of the Russian army continued to suffer devastating losses at Kursk. However, this was coming at a significant cost to the Russian efforts at Pokrovsk, as Russians were suffering a casualty rate nearly twice as high in this direction, taking over 15 thousand losses, of which 7 thousand were killed, during January alone. With Russians running low on reserves, they resorted to desperate measures at Pokrovsk. Russians started sending the wounded to frontline positions and on active assault operations more and more frequently. Recognizing the situation was shifting in their favor, Drapty ordered his forces to prepare a decisive series of counterattacks in the Pokrovsk direction, planning to implement the lessons he learned from his previous offensives into this situation. Euromaidan Press recalls, during the 2022 Kherson counteroffensive, Drapaty led the main Ukrainian advance toward the city, identifying weak points in Russian lines and deploying fast-moving armored units in thunder-run tactics deep behind enemy positions. His men credit his leadership as playing a key role in the eventual liberation of Kherson, as he gained significant popularity amongst Ukrainian people for his actions. After stabilizing Pokrovsk, Drapaty identified key Russian weaknesses on the western flank after taking command in January 2025. Like at Kherson, he ordered a massive logistics striking campaign, but this time using massive amounts of drones, which he did not have at Kherson. Because of this, Russian supply lines collapsed, increasingly using horses, donkeys, and camels, even handcuffing their soldiers together to prevent desertions, while cramming troops into pickup trucks to keep up the unsustainable tempo of assaults.