Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has held a long-awaited meeting with the commanders of the brigades fighting on the Pokrovsk front.

Source : Syrskyi on Facebook

Quote : "The enemy is increasingly active in the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad area [in Donetsk Oblast – ed.]. So I made another visit to this important front. I met with the commanders of the army corps, military units and subunits who are holding back the assault from the numerically superior enemy. I heard reports on the current situation and their needs and listened to their suggestions."

Details : Lieutenant Colonel Serhii Tretiak, the commander of the 68th Separate Jaeger Brigade named after Oleksa Dovbush, and Colonel Taras Maksimov, the commander of the 155th Separate Mechanised Brigade, can be seen in the photos of the meeting that Syrskyi posted.

As far as Ukrainska Pravda is aware, this is the first time brigade commanders have been invited to a meeting with the commander-in-chief.

Read more : How Pokrovsk is imperceptibly falling: five observations by Ukrainska Pravda

Why this matters :

Direct communication with brigade commanders, rather than operational-tactical group or corps commanders, gives a much clearer understanding of the situation on the front line. Brigade commanders are the highest-ranking officers who regularly interact with frontline troops such as infantry and drone operators, and they have firsthand knowledge of the real situation.

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