The Russian Federation forces started the new year the same way they finished the old: advancing relentlessly in the region of Donetsk, the cradle of the war in the Ukraine.
After taking control of Kurakhovo on New Year’s Eve, they are now actively advancing in the direction of Pokrovsk.
Ukrainian sources confirm that Russia has captured Vozdvizhenka in the Pokrovsk, a mere 4 kilometers away from the Pokrovsk-Konstantinovka highway used for logistics and supplies.
The fighting never stops, not even for New Year’s Eve.
Watch: compilation of Russian drone strikes on Ukranian equipment in the Pokrovsk front.
Compilation of Russian FPV drone strikes on Ukranian equipment in the Pokrovsk front.
Most of it targets IFVs and tanks.
There is 1 strike against soldiers, which I usually would not post because I don’t like it, but it’s unfortunately part of the compilation. pic.twitter.com/CChRsudLWd
— Heyman_101 (@SU_57R) January 3, 2025
As it has become the rule, the Russians are encircling and isolating the city before attacking it.
The effort now is to bypass it from the south and cut off supply routes.
Reuters reported:
“The capture of the road and rail hub in the eastern Donetsk region could create serious difficulties for the Ukrainian army on the eastern front and also allow Russia to reinforce and advance its front line to the west.
‘The Pokrovsk direction remains the hottest and there the Russians attacked 34 times (in the past 24 hours) and tried to break through our defenses south of Pokrovsk’, Viktor Trehubov, spokesman for Ukraine’s Khortytsia group of forces, told Ukrainian national television.”
Watch: Russian flag hloisted in Novoelenovka, near Pokrovsk.
Izado de la bandera rusa en la Novoelenovka liberada.
Dirección Pokrovsk. pic.twitter.com/sswqqUQmc2
— Fidias Roldan (@RoldanFidias) January 3, 2025
The city had a pre-war population of some 60,000 people, but only around 11,000 of them remain in the city.
“Trehubov said Russian forces were trying to block supply routes by sending small groups of soldiers to settlements south of Pokrovsk.
‘They (Russians) don’t go directly into the city because it means heavy urban fighting. So, they first try to bypass the city and interrupt the logistics chains’, Trehubov said.”
Kiev’s forces were using drones and precision weapons to try and prevent Russian attackers from reaching their targets.
Watch: Russian army liberates Vozdvizhenka near Pokrovsk
Russian troops have completely cleared the area.
— Russian SMO Topic (@RUSSIA_SMO) January 1, 2025
Watch: how it feels to be in Pokrovsk under Russian fire.
Intense scenes from inside Pokrovsk filmed by locals. pic.twitter.com/RZ5AJrUrXd
— AMK Mapping (@AMK_Mapping_) January 4, 2025
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