The Ukrainian Defense Forces were able to stabilize the situation in the Pokrovsky direction and intercept the tactical initiative of the Russian troops in some areas of the front. About what reported Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi.
“The Pokrovsky direction is one of the most difficult areas of the front of the Russian-Ukrainian war. However, thanks to the courage and skillful actions of the soldiers of the Defense Forces, we managed to stabilize the situation in this operational zone in Donetsk region and in some places intercept the tactical initiative.” – the message says.
Syrsky noted that the 425th separate assault regiment “Skala” is one of those units that effectively uses active defensive tactics and effectively destroys the invaders.
“Thanks to the efforts of Skala, Ukraine is restoring control over enemy-captured territories not for the first time. This was the case in 2022 in Izyum, during the Kharkiv offensive operation, and this was also the case this spring in the area of the village of Shevchenko near Pokrovsk.” – added the commander-in-chief.
During his working trip to the units, he presented the servicemen of the 425th regiment with medals of honor.
It will be recalled that on April 30, Oleksandr Syrskyi stated that Russia had significantly increased the intensity of hostilities at the front, concentrating the main attack on the Pokrovsky direction with the aim of breaking through to the administrative border of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
