Russian Assaults On Toretsk Decrease As Pokrovsk Stalemate Requires More Troops

Reports from Toretsk reinforce those from Sumy and some other sectors, suggesting that the Russians are taking as many operationally effective units as they can to continue their now year long and still unsuccessful attempt to take Pokrovsk. 

The Russians are now trying to outflank Pokrovsk, having repeatedly failed to take it, but even these efforts have stalled. JL

Espreso Global reports:

Russian forces are trying to amass enough personnel and resources to sustain their attacks. Small groups of three or four try to reach Ukrainian positions. To overcome Ukrainian fortifications, particularly anti-tank ditches, they are resorting to using ladders. “In general, the average daily number of assaults in our operational zone has decreased. This could be due to the enemy focusing more of its efforts on the Pokrovsk direction.” 

The Russian occupying forces are intensifying their efforts in the direction of Yablunivka and Oleksandro-Kalynove, located in the Toretsk sector of the front, carrying out assaults in small groups of 3 to 4 soldiers

This was reported by Lieutenant Colonel Dmytro Zaporozhets, spokesman for the Luhansk operational and tactical troop grouping, in comments to Ukrinform.

“In general, the average daily number of assaults in our operational zone has decreased. This could be due to the enemy focusing more of its efforts on the Pokrovsk direction,” Zaporozhets said.

Despite this shift, the Russians continue to apply pressure in the Yablunivka-Oleksandro-Kalynove area.

“This tactic is characterized by small infantry groups of three to four people who try to reach the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, and when the opportunity arises, they storm them, sometimes using motor vehicles, buggies, and so on,” Zaporozhets said.

According to him, Russian forces are trying to amass enough personnel and resources to sustain their attacks. To overcome Ukrainian fortifications, particularly anti-tank ditches, they are resorting to using ladders.

“Once we noticed a regular ladder, another time they managed to bring an iron one. They also use tree trunks with something like steps screwed into them, which they throw into anti-tank trenches to climb down and cross to the other side,” he added.