Military expert

Oleg Zhdanov

assessed the probability that the occupiers would go to Pokrovsk, as well as encircle the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk region, and whether such a scenario is generally possible.

"The possibility of such a scenario exists, and even the Russian command today is trying to implement it. I have already said that they are trying to push our defenses in the direction of Kryminna-Liman and in the direction of Klishchiivka-Chasiv Yar. And now these vices are trying to close the encirclement of our group, which is from Siversk to Bakhmut. There is such a possibility, but it is a real possibility today... Look, for almost the third day we have been holding back the onslaught of Russian troops, and today there is no advance either on Chasiv Yar or on Liman. Well, there is partial success in the Kreminnaya area , they recaptured one forest strip from us. However, we launched a counterattack and captured part of the Russian soldiers," Zhdanov said on his YouTube channel.

Zhdanov also noted that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, the troops of the Armed Forces managed not to be encircled.

"And one more moment I wanted to remind you, if you noticed that during this military campaign, from February 24 to today, there was no encirclement. We went everywhere. There were also cases in Donbas when we broke through. Yes, there were that locally, the Russian troops managed to close the ring, but our troops fought to get out of the encirclement. This was the only case. And in all other cases, our troops went only before the threat of the encirclement of our troops arose. I

think this will continue to be

the case ," - said the expert.

According to him, it will be known from next week how intensive the offensive of Russian troops in Donbas will be.

"A breakthrough to Pokrovsk, well, again, there is a possibility, but to what extent it can be implemented today, it is very difficult to say.

I think that we will be able to contain most of the Donetsk region, which we hold today

, and prevent Russia from implementing the plans that they The coming week will show,

from Monday we will see

how intense the offensive of the Russian troops will be, and

we will understand what chances we have to keep this territory

, "he summarized.

We will remind, according to

the

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy, despite significant losses, does not give up his intentions to enter the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

It continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive actions in the Kupyan, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiiv and Novopavliv directions, and actively uses aviation to strike the positions of our troops.

According to Andrii Yusov, the spokesman of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine,

 the

Russian invaders will intensify their attempts to seize the entire Donbas in the near future, but

they are only capable of sending mobilized soldiers to "meat attacks"

.

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