Russia storms Pokrovsk with columns of military equipment, Ukrainian defences hold
Defence Force units in Donetsk Oblast are engaged in intense fighting for Pokrovsk, where the Russians launched a mechanised assault in the morning, using armoured vehicles, cars and motorcycles. According to the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Airborne Assault Forces, the occupiers were operating from the south, trying to break through to the northern part of the city, taking advantage of the bad weather.
Ukrainian units were ready for the attack. The first column of Russians was destroyed by the 68th Brigade named after Oleksa Dovbush, after which artillery and other units joined in to destroy enemy equipment and manpower.
According to preliminary data, units of the 76th Airborne Assault Division of the Russian Federation from Pskov are participating in the assault. The fighting continues, the defence is holding, and the destruction of enemy equipment continues.
The corps notes that various forces are involved in the defence of the Pokrovsk agglomeration: the Airborne Forces, assault units, unmanned systems, special forces, the Security Service of Ukraine, the National Guard and the National Police. Logistics remain difficult, but corridors are being expanded in the direction of Myrnohrad to strengthen supplies.
