according to Ukrinform.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nAccording to him, over the past three weeks, the most active combat actions have taken place in the Pokrovsk, Lyman, and Novopavlivka sectors. In the Lyman sector, the number of Russian assaults remains stable, with their current tactics unchanged over the past six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn the Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka sectors, there\u2019s a real escalation. This is part of the summer campaign, which the Russians have concentrated their main efforts on lately. In the Pokrovsk sector they are attempting to advance between Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka,\u201d said Trehubov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He noted that currently, Russian forces are losing a significant amount of manpower, especially infantry, in an attempt to capture as much territory as possible east of Pokrovsk and south of Kosynivka, trying to hold on to any settlements in that area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt costs them a lot of personnel,\u201d Trehubov added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the Novopavlivka sector, he said, Russia is trying to hold settlements on the administrative border between Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe idea is to demonstrate some form of actual presence in Dnipropetrovsk region, or at least at the administrative border, so their statements over the past month have some factual basis. Something they can show daily \u2014 not just faked or staged footage with a flag and falsified location, but something they can bring Russian journalists to and showcase as a major victory. That\u2019s where they\u2019re sending a large amount of personnel,\u201d the Spokesperson explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn the Pokrovsk sector, the actions are somewhat more strategic, aimed at creating a threat to Kostiantynivka and the Pokrovsk\u2013Myrnohrad urban agglomeration,\u201d Trehubov noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As previously reported, the AFU General Staff denied Russian claims of capturing Pokrovsk \u2014 the town remains under control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read also:<\/strong> Ukraine expanding weapons production, but partner support still vital \u2013 expert<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Russian forces are trying to gain a foothold in every settlement along …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1189070,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1189069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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