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Our fighters are breaking up the enemy group in the area of populated areas south of the city, which will allow us to create a certain bridgehead for the development of a further offensive. Soon, the enemy units located in Kupiansk and its environs may find themselves in a situation in which attempts to retreat will be simply impossible."
Vitaly Ganchev, a pro-Russian official in northeastern Ukraine, to Tass Russian forces recently cut the T-0504 Pokrovsk-Kostyantynivka highway east of Pokrovsk and the T-0406 Pokrovsk-Mezhova highway southwest of Pokrovsk as part of their efforts to envelop Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad."
The Institute for the Study of War think tank, on Monday So far, they have not achieved their goal and [Ukrainian forces] are working to ensure that they do not achieve it in the future — just as they have not been successful in other attempts to bypass the city,
Trehubov said in a WhatsApp message I wouldn't say they've succeeded so far, though they're trying hard and have significant resources at their disposal. First and foremost, in terms of personnel, technical and logistical resources,
If Kim Jong Un even remembers these citizens of his and is capable of organizing an exchange for our warriors being held in Russia, we are ready to transfer such soldiers. Undoubtedly there will be more POWs from North Korea,
Zelenskyy said in an address late Sunday They will try to cut off all the supplies to Pokrovsk so that our forces leave there,
They understand that they will lose a lot of their forces trying to take Pokrovsk so they have decided to pursue a different strategy and approach from the south and go around it,
Andriy Cherniak, a senior official in Ukraine's military intelligence agency, told the Financial Times on Sunday Russian forces recently advanced in the Pokrovsk direction amid continued offensive operations in the area on January 12.
The ISW think tank on Sunday The reason is simple. Moscow is not ready for any compromises. It plays for victory, not a draw,
says Arkady Moshes, writing in 19FortyFive While the correlation of forces with respect to tactical fires, drones, and long-range strike appears to not be favoring either side to a significant extent, manpower remains the key differentiator between Russia and Ukraine,
says Mick Ryan, who writes the blog Futura Doctrina This would mean handing over large amounts of unoccupied Ukrainian territory including the city of Zaporizhzhia with a population of around three quarters of a million people,
Success can be achieved on the battlefield or at the negotiating table, but it must be unquestionable. In Putin’s view, Ukraine needs to be defeated, and the West has to admit Ukraine’s – and its own – defeat publicly,
If the meeting is held prematurely, when the conditions for peace are not yet ripe, it will do more harm than good. It could lead to an even greater escalation. At the same time, both warring sides are still betting on the continuation of hostilities, not considering their forces exhausted,
I won’t speculate on which direction they would go in.”
Austin said of the incoming Trump administration There is no expectation now that either side is ready for negotiations,
US National Security spokesman John Kirby said in recent days We will undoubtedly stand firm and achieve a lasting peace for our people and our country.”
I hope to have six months. No, I would think, I hope long before six months.”
Zelensky must take a strategic long view understanding that the lost territories in reality represent a gangrenous limb that must be cut off to save the healthy body.”
