from HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 09 Dec 10:02
https://sh.itjust.works/post/51255814
Pokrovsk has not fallen yet. That is despite President Vladimir Putin’s recent claim that Russian forces have taken the city.
There is no doubt Ukraine has been losing ground in this key city in the east. For Russia, Pokrovsk is another stepping stone towards its goal of taking control of all of the Donbas. But Ukraine needs to prove it is still capable of resisting.
At a Ukrainian command post, well behind the front line, orders are relayed by radio in rapid and quick succession. Soldiers watch dozens of live drone feeds. They are coordinating strikes on Russian positions inside the city.
The commander of the Skala Assault Regiment, Yuri, is keen to prove to us that Ukraine still controls the north of the city - to show that the Kremlin’s claim that it has taken Pokrovsk is a lie.
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I seem to recall Putin giving his military commanders a hard deadline of mid November to take Pokrovsk.
On the one hand, another round of high-ranking people falling out of windows would be welcome. On the other hand, maybe they should stay in charge.
I hope the Ukraine military wises up and starts to use guerilla warfare tactics to fight an asymmetric war.
They could keep Russia busy for decades the same way Afghanistan resisted the Americans.
They’ve already been doing that.
The problem is Russians are doing the same and they both have to somehow defend incomplete lines with gaps or risk getting fully surrounded and cut off fron support.
Is this the start of Red Alert Ukraine: Yuri’s Revenge?