Russians lost more troops near Pokrovsk in one month than in the Second Chechen War
Photo: The Ukrainian Armed Forces spoke about Russian losses near Pokrovsk (Getty Images)
Russia lost more people in a month near Pokrovsk than during the entire Second Chechen War that lasted 10 years, from 1999 to 2009, according to the spokesperson for the Khortytsia Operational and Strategic Group of Troops, Viktor Trehubov.
“Near Pokrovsk, there were 7,000 irreversible (Russian losses - ed.) in January... Let's compare. According to the official declaration of the Russians, they lost 6,000 people irretrievably in the Second Chechen War,” the spokesman said.
He added that such losses are not in storming the city but trying to bypass it.
“In other words, they are losing as much in one direction in a month as they have been losing in modern local wars,” added Trehubov.
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According to the spokesman, the Pokrovsk direction remains the hottest. Up to 54 combat clashes were registered there over the past day. Trehubov noted that the Russians had not made much progress near Pokrovsk over the past month.
Fighting for Pokrovsk
Pokrovsk is a city in the Donetsk region that has become one of the main points of defense for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in eastern Ukraine.
According to the General Staff, 133 firefights took place at the front over the past day. In the Pokrovsk sector, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 54 assaults
The chief of the Ukrainian army Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that in January the Defense Forces neutralized 15,000 troops in the Pokrovsk sector.
