A flanking attack is expected: Russia believes that the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Pokrovsk have a “cunning plan”
In Russia, there is distrust in the sudden rapid breakthrough of the front of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Pokrovsky direction, assuming that this may be an element of the “complex strategy” of the Ukrainian command, informs expert.in.ua.
Russian military historian Norin expressed the opinion that Ukraine deliberately does not introduce reserves near Pokrovsk in order to focus them on a new offensive in the Kursk region.
Today, the well-known Russian military blogger Yurii Podoliaka suggested that the Ukrainian army, “letting Russian troops in” to Pokrovsk and Selidovoy, is preparing strikes on the flanks of the advancing Russian group: the main strike — from the north on Ocheretyn, and the auxiliary one — from the south.
Podoliak believes that if the Armed Forces manage to break through 10-15 kilometers, they will be able to cut the Russian supply lines in the Pokrovsky direction and break the front.
“In this case, all the strange events that are happening today become clear. And the rapid retreat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (in the areas of Pokrovsk, Mirnograd, Novohrodivka, Selidovoy, and Ukranian), and the battles with its rearguards, and at the same time, the persistence in trying to hold Karlivka and Nevelsky district (which is of great importance only if the Ukrainian side is planning an attack from the north on Ocheretyn)”. Podoliaka noted.
It is worth adding that there are other versions regarding the rapid advance of Russian troops in the Pokrovsky direction, which do not relate to the “cunning plan” of Ukraine.
The most common opinion is that the Ukrainian command decided to take a risk and concentrate the main reserves on the Kursk front, because of which the Armed Forces do not have sufficient forces to stop the advance of the Russian army in the Pokrovsky direction, while the Russians concentrated their main reserves there.
