Russia shifts frontline tactics with continuous infantry attacks in Pokrovsk
Photo: Russian units that had planned to advance toward Zaporizhzhia were redeployed to Pokrovsk (Getty Images)
Brigadier General Yevhen Lasiichuk, commander of the 7th Rapid Response Corps of Ukraine's Air Assault Forces, said the Pokrovsk direction has emerged as one of the most active sectors along the entire front in recent months. The enemy continues efforts to capture the city, but remains stalled in urban combat and has shifted to alternative tactics.
He noted that the Pokrovsk agglomeration has remained one of the most tense combat zones along the front for several months.
"Russian forces are trying to weaken our defense, impose maneuver battles, and create a threat of flanking the Ukrainian troops' positions. The Defense Forces are holding the lines while simultaneously conducting counteractions," Lasiichuk said.
According to him, almost a month ago, the enemy shifted from infiltration tactics in Pokrovsk to mechanized assaults on the city. Currently, the Russian army is carrying out continuous infantry attacks.
"The enemy has already deployed the 76th Pskov Air Assault Division in our direction of the front. Some enemy units that had planned to move toward Zaporizhzhia were also redeployed to Pokrovsk. We expect that by the New Year, the enemy will attempt to strengthen its offensive and conduct active assaults, including mechanized attacks," the corps commander said.
Fighting in the Pokrovsk direction
Today, fighters of the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Air Assault Forces reported that the enemy launched nearly 20 strike drones at their positions within two minutes, with attacks occurring at intervals of roughly one drone every three seconds.
Earlier, on December 19, the 7th Corps announced that Ukraine's Defense Forces had carried out a successful special operation near Pokrovsk, destroying a significant concentration of enemy armored vehicles, including Osa surface-to-air missile systems, tanks, and other armored combat vehicles.
