DeepState, a Ukrainian group of military analysts, has reported that the Russians continue to build up its presence in the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast and the situation remains critical. If Pokrovsk is occupied, Myrnohrad risks being cut off from the outside world.

Source: DeepState

Quote: "The enemy continues to build up forces in the city, where it is being constantly monitored and targeted literally throughout the entire settlement.

Meanwhile, the city is gradually being absorbed, with Russian forces already establishing control over certain areas, setting up positions, creating stockpile sites and maintaining logistics routes for further infiltration into the city…

The situation remains critical. If Pokrovsk is being gradually absorbed, then Myrnohrad is effectively being cut off from the outside world. Its loss would be the most painful among all the larger towns, as it would be taken even without proper consolidation of enemy forces there."

Details: DeepState reported that fighting in Pokrovsk continues, with attempts to mop up and destroy the Russians using all available means, with drones playing a key role.

Russian forces are also trying to take control of the area between Pokrovsk and Hryshyne.

Special groups are actively conducting physical mop-up operations in this area, as it is a key logistical zone for Pokrovsk.

However, this does not solve the main problem – blocking the Russians on the southern outskirts to prevent further infiltration into the city.

Reports indicate that Russian forces are already fortifying positions there and taking control of the area.

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

Background:

• On the morning of 4 November, DeepState reported that Russian occupation forces had advanced in Kharkiv Oblast and near Pokrovsk.
• On the morning of 4 November, Defence Intelligence of Ukraine reported that special operations in Pokrovsk are continuing. Along with additional forces, special units are preventing the Russians from expanding their fire advantage over logistics routes within the operational area.
• On 3 November, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said that Ukrainian forces were seeking to compel the Russians to disperse their troops and prevent the concentration of their main efforts around Pokrovsk.
• On 1 November, Syrskyi stated that there was no encirclement or blockade of Pokrovsk or Myrnohrad in Donetsk Oblast and that a comprehensive operation to kill Russian troops and drive them out was ongoing in Pokrovsk, involving units of the Special Operations Forces, the Security Service of Ukraine and Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.

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