The Russian forces understand that after the failure near Kupiansk (and this concerns military, political, and informational failure), the situation in Pokrovsk will work to increase the subjectivity of Ukraine's Defense Forces. That is, as with both Kupiansk and Pokrovsk, premature reports about the capture of these cities have boomeranged on the Russian side. The whole world has seen that the Russian so-called tactical successes exist exclusively in the reports of Gerasimov, the head of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff.To avoid further informational, political, and military failures, the Russian command has made the decision to change combat tactics and shift from infiltration to "banzai attacks."Note that we are talking about attacks not only using quad bikes, motorcycles, and vehicles. According to reports from Ukrainian defenders, there was an attempt at a breakthrough by Russian invaders, including with the use of armored vehicles.Paratroopers of the 46th Separate Airmobile Podilsk Brigade of the Airborne Assault Forces, together with adjacent brigades, were able to defeat a Russian mechanized column that was advancing to storm the Pokrovsk direction. "Under cover of fog, the enemy tried to attack our brigade's positions, deploying up to 10 units of armored vehicles and several dozen of their infantrymen. However, the enemy's movement was detected in advance," states the message from the Airborne Assault Forces.In total, during the battle, 2 tanks, 2 BMPs, 1 MTLB, and 2 quad bikes were destroyed, and 1 combat armored vehicle and 1 enemy automobile were damaged. In addition, 49 Russian soldiers were killed, and another 5 were wounded. "It is worth noting that the Russian troops perfectly understand the lethal nature of such attacks. But there is, judging by everything, a political decision to attempt to take control of, if not all of Pokrovsk, then a significant part of it."According to the military, the enemy is showing the greatest activity on the western outskirts of the city.I remind you that according to information from Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine's Defense Forces control about 13 square kilometers of Pokrovsk's residential development, while the total area of the city is about 29 square kilometers.That is, there is no question of any capture of Pokrovsk. It is precisely these successful actions of Ukraine's Defense Forces in Pokrovsk that primarily provoke this nature of attacks. Moreover, I note, for the Russians the losses are catastrophic. Currently, in the Pokrovsk direction and in Pokrovsk itself, they are estimated at approximately 500 personnel per day.I emphasize that we are talking about the most combat-capable units of the invading Russian army."Most importantly, the "banzai attack" was carried out by units of the 76th Airborne Division, which was hastily transferred from the Zaporizhzhia direction to Pokrovsk. This indicates that Russia has no combat-capable units ready to conduct active phases of combat operations specifically in urban development conditions in Pokrovsk."Currently, the Russian forces are trying to break through in the direction of Hryshyne, which is northwest of Pokrovsk, attempting to cut off the Pokrovsk-Pavlohrad highway. This is a key logistical component for Ukraine's Defense Forces. But I note, thanks to the successful actions of special units of the Special Operations Forces and the Main Intelligence Directorate, it has been possible to significantly unblock the logistics of Ukrainian units in Pokrovsk.It should be noted that at this time, the zone of presence of Ukraine's Defense Forces is expanding precisely as a result of the ability to control logistics. Ukrainian military personnel report conducting an operation for air cover of ground logistical routes on the approaches to the Pokrovsk agglomeration.But in the Myrnohrad direction, the logistics situation is very difficult. Logistics are mainly carried out using heavy drones and ground robotic complexes.The Russian army is increasing pressure on the southeastern districts of the city of Myrnohrad. Isolated cases of enemy infiltration are recorded on the approaches to "upper" Myrnohrad. But Ukrainian warriors, in particular, fighters of the 38th Separate Marine Infantry Brigade named after Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi, detect and eliminate the enemy.According to information from the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Ukrainian Airborne Assault Forces, the Defense Forces continue measures to stabilize and expand the logistical corridor to Myrnohrad. In the areas of Svitle and Rivne, isolated appearances of enemy groups are recorded, which are promptly destroyed.Especially for EspresoAbout the author. Dmytro Sniehyriov, military expert, co-chair of the NGO Prava Sprava.The editorial board does not always share the opinions expressed by blog authors.