For defense purposes, the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region will be completely sealed off for entry and exit. This was announced by the head of the Pokrovsk city military administration, Sergey Dobryak, during a telethon.
"The construction of layered defense has been ongoing since 2022. There is a defense plan for the city. According to this plan, we are already entering the city. People are witnessing this. Therefore, we once again urge people to evacuate, as the city will be entirely blocked for access to neighborhoods and streets. We are already blocking the outskirts of the city," he emphasized.
According to him, the enemy is already 6.7 km away from one of the outskirts of Pokrovsk. Meanwhile, there are still 11,900 residents in the city, of which 55 are children, Dobryak added.
"We urge people to leave at least for the winter, as it will be very difficult in the frost due to the lack of heating season, although there will be heating points," Dobryak stressed.
He warned that staying in Pokrovsk is dangerous: the city's critical infrastructure has been destroyed by 80%, and the enemy is destroying homes and the social sector.
Offensive on Pokrovsk - Relevant
As reported by UNIAN, military expert Ivan Stupak noted that Russian invaders, instead of a direct frontal assault, will attempt to bypass Pokrovsk from all sides to capture it in the same way that Ugledar was occupied.
According to him, there is confirmation of the capture of the settlement of Kurakhovka, and Selidovo has already completely come under Russian control. At the same time, Stupak expressed confidence that assault actions against the city of Pokrovsk will begin in the near future.
In the expert's opinion, the occupiers will likely bypass the city of Pokrovsk, cut off communication with the city of Pavlograd in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and attempt to capture it rather than destroy it.