Russia Starts New Year At Pokrovsk By Having Another Armored Assault Demolished

There does not appear to be any tactical sense to what the Russian military are doing. 

And the only so-called strategic goal is to try to impress the Trump administration that the Kremlin still has a military force capable of doing something, even if that is only getting its own soldiers killed and its remaining weaponry destroyed. JL

Defense Express reports:

Russian forces launched another mechanized assault in the Pokrovsk sector. The attack involved at least four armored vehicles and a significant number of infantry, but it was decisively repelled by coordinated Ukrainian fire from the 46th Airmobile Brigade through the combined efforts of combat engineers, artillery units, and unmanned systems. Enemy personnel losses included approximately 20 killed and at least three wounded. One Russian tank and two infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed.

Russian forces launched another mechanized assault in the Pokrovsk sector, targeting positions held by the 46th Separate Airmobile Podillia Brigade of Ukraine's Air Assault Forces

The attack involved armored vehicles and a significant number of infantry, but it was decisively repelled by coordinated Ukrainian fire.

Footage of the engagement was released by the Air Assault Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Reports indicate that the enemy deployed up to four armored vehicles in an attempt to breach Ukrainian defenses. The assault was swiftly neutralized through the combined efforts of combat engineers, artillery units, and unmanned systems  working in close coordination.

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The operation ended with heavy losses for the attackers. The 46th Separate Airmobile Brigade destroyed one russian tank and two armored fighting vehicles. Enemy personnel losses included approximately 20 killed and at least three wounded.

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The 46th Separate Airmobile Brigade emphasized that operations in the sector continue relentlessly, with Ukrainian air assault troops systematically preventing the enemy from turning their attacks into any tactical gains.