There is no talk of surrounding the AFU in Pokrovsk — Syrsky

This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky, following a trip to the Pokrovsky direction.

Stabilization of the situation in the Pokrovsko-Mirnograd operation area depends on the level of interaction and coordination of actions of military command bodies, units and subdivisions involved in the performance of combat missions. To this end, I made a trip to the Pokrovskoye direction. Together with the commanders, we focused on the results of the performance of previously defined tasks and planned further actions.

Oleksandr Syrsky

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

According to Syrsky, the Pokrovsky direction remains the main one in the context of the Russian offensive. The largest number of daily assault actions of the enemy is recorded here, and a significant part of its group operating on the territory of Ukraine is concentrated here.

Our main tasks remain the gradual taking control of certain areas, supporting and protecting existing logistical routes, as well as organizing additional ones to provide our defenders with everything they need in a timely manner and to evacuate the wounded without interruption. On the approaches and directly in the city, there is a constant struggle with small enemy assault infantry groups, and less often, the destruction of light enemy equipment.

He emphasized that the servicemen of the Defense Forces of Ukraine are doing everything to prevent the movement and consolidation of the enemy.

There is no mention of Russian control over the city of Pokrovsk or the operational encirclement of the Ukrainian Defense Forces group.