05 Feb: NO ONE MADE IT THROUGH: 1 300+ Russian Soldiers, 100+ Tanks, 3 000+ AFVs, APCs & Motorcycles

Today, there is much news from the Pokrovsk direction.

Here, Russian forces faced significant challenges in their assaults in their eastern flanking attempt around Pokrovsk due to stiff Ukrainian defenses, attempting to encircle the city with a massive, mechanized assault. However, elite Ukrainian drone units ensured that no Russian vehicle could make it to Ukrainian lines, as Russians were caught out in the open.

With their western flanking attempt stalling, Russian commanders sought to bypass urban combat by pushing through the rural terrain near Vozdvyzhenka. Russians continue to try to avoid a prolonged urban battle, as Russians lack the manpower and equipment to sustain heavy losses in house-to-house fighting. Afraid of Pokrovsk becoming a second Bakhmut, where months of grinding combat led to catastrophic Russian losses and a complete culmination of all frontline operations after taking the city, Russians prioritized a successful envelopment from the east that would allow to isolate Pokrovsk without engaging in bloody urban combat.