Serksy personally went to the front line, and after understanding the situation, he was furious: "Who doesn't do their job properly will be removed immediately."
October 33rd report: Ukraine's Armed Forces Chief of Staff Serksy personally visited the frontline in Pokrovsk.
Previously, the Russian side claimed that this city in Donetsk Oblast was in a difficult defense, with Russian forces advancing from the north and southeast, tightening the encirclement.
Serksy refuted the claim of being surrounded, but at the same time admitted the situation was extremely complicated. He ordered all levels of commanders to immediately strengthen the protection of supply lines and evacuation routes, and issued a threat: "Who doesn't do their job properly will be removed immediately."
This strong statement exposed the anxiety of the Ukrainian military leadership. Pokrovsk is an important support point for the Ukrainian forces in the Donetsk direction, and if it cannot be held, the entire eastern front will be affected.
Previously, the Russian forces successfully implemented a pincer movement in the Kupiansk direction, causing the Ukrainian front line to continuously retreat, and Pokrovsk is facing a similar fate.
Serksy's visit to the front line was to stabilize the morale of the troops, but after listening to the reports, his brows were furrowed, and his face was grim.
From the battle situation, the Russian forces have not launched a traditional urban siege, but instead adopted a strategy of gradual infiltration and divisional encirclement.
Frontline intelligence shows that Russian infantry has entered the northern part of Pokrovsk, repeatedly moving positions in residential areas, forcing the Ukrainian forces to be unable to concentrate firepower for counterattacks.
At the same time, the supply and evacuation routes in the rear are under continuous shelling, resulting in serious losses to transport convoys, and some small groups of troops have become disconnected. The complex situation mentioned by Serksy actually means that the Ukrainian forces in this area are in a semi-encircled state, relying only on a few remaining roads to maintain supplies. The argument that they are not surrounded is just stubborn denial.
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