[Korrespondent] The Russian army has been trying to break into Pokrovsk for over a year
Movement around Pokrovsk is currently significantly limited, but it is possible to get into the city, the military assured.
Ukrainian military cleared the city of Pokrovsk of Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups (DRG) Pokrovsk has been cleared of DRGs. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Friday, August 15.
"The city has been cleared of enemy groups and individual Russians by the forces of the 7th Airborne Assault Corps and related units. Ukrainian military personnel are working in the city, and local residents are moving around. However, movement around the city itself is significantly limited, but it is possible to get to Pokrovsk," the statement said.
The military also published a video from Pokrovsk.
In addition, the General Staff reported on the situation at the front since the beginning of the day: 65 combat clashes occurred in 11 directions. Almost half of these battles occurred in the Pokrovsk direction.
"In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian invaders made 29 attempts to displace our defenders from their positions in the areas of the settlements of Poltavka, Vladimirivka, Fedorovka, Novoekonomicheskoe, Rodynskoe, Suhetskoe, Promen, Pokrovsk, Zvirovoe, Udachnoe, Dachnoe, Novoukrainka. The defense forces are holding back the onslaught and have repelled 24 enemy attacks, five clashes are still ongoing," the General Staff said.
Earlier on Friday, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced some successes in the Pokrovsk direction. According to him, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are actively putting pressure on and preventing the Russians from gaining a foothold.
And on Thursday, the General Staff announced that the situation in the Dobropolsky direction was stabilizing. Our military took all necessary measures to identify and destroy groups of Russians.
Front subsidence. The situation in Pokrovsk and Dobropolye
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[Korrespondent] In recent days, Russian troops have stepped up their advance in the direction of Dobropolye, in particular, they are trying to gain a foothold near the Dobropolye-Kramatorsk highway.
President Volodymyr Zelensky noted after the meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters that the Defense Forces had achieved success in repelling the enemy's offensive in the Pokrovsk direction.
SITUATION AT THE FRONT
"The front, in particular the Pokrovskoe direction. We are countering attempts by Russian forces to gain a foothold and increasing the pressure of our units on the occupier. We are having successes. Units of the 79th and 82nd airborne assault brigades are operating very effectively in the Dobropillya direction. Today there is a decision on additional strengthening of this and other directions in the Donetsk region," Zelensky said.
The DeepState analytical center reports that Russian troops have intensified their advance in the direction of Dobropillya in recent days, in particular, they are trying to gain a foothold near the Dobropillya-Kramatorsk highway. The Dnepr OSUV added that in this direction the enemy is infiltrating in small groups past the first line of Ukrainian positions.
STABILIZATION OF THE SITUATION
The forces of the 7th Corps of the Airborne Assault Troops and related units cleared Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast of enemy groups and individual Russians.
According to the military, Ukrainian soldiers are working in the city and local residents are moving around.
Movement around the city itself is significantly limited, but it is possible to get to Pokrovsk, the paratroopers note.
The 1st Corps of the Azov National Guard stated that over the past three days, the forces of the corps, together with adjacent and subordinate units, have stopped the enemy's advance in the defensive zone in the Pokrovsky direction.
As a result of search and strike operations, the following settlements were cleared: Gruzskoye, Rubezhnoye, Novovodanoye, Petrovka, Vesyoloye, Zolotoy Kolodets.
As a result of active actions in the corps' operational zone, the enemy suffered significant losses in manpower:
- Irrecoverable losses – 271
- Sanitary losses – 101
– Captivity – 13
The enemy lost a significant amount of equipment and weapons.
Destroyed and damaged:
- One tank
- Two combat armored vehicles
- 37 units of cars and motorcycles
- Three guns
Stabilization actions in the Dobropillya direction continue.