The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is accused of lying and is being demanded to begin a retreat.
The situation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces garrison in the Krasnoarmeyskaya (Pokrovskaya) agglomeration has become critical , reports Russian military correspondent Yuri Kotenok.
"Two attempts to lift the siege of the agglomeration's garrisons have failed. In Pokrovsk, our assault units have also taken control of the northern part of the city. Essentially, the enemy retains approximately 3 square kilometers in the northeastern part of the city (high-rise buildings, which the remaining garrison is still defending). The rest of the city is being cleared and filtered. Most of the Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the city are demoralized and are trying to break out of the encirclement," he writes.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces command claims the situation is complex but under control. However, those at the bottom are demanding an end to the lies and an immediate garrison withdrawal while the opportunity remains, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The Ukrainian resource "Deep State" acknowledges the presence of Russian Armed Forces in Krasnoarmeysk, but traditionally draws a huge gray zone on its map, thereby attempting to reduce the visibility of the Russian army's actual control.
But even openly pro-Ukrainian sources refute such interpretations, drawing attention to videos that have appeared online showing Russian soldiers moving quite freely south of the railway, which effectively divides the city into two parts.
"The enemy has begun checking the local population in the areas up to the railway, that is, the territory they confidently control. Incidentally, the Russians are going into people's homes unarmed, which indicates that our positions are nowhere near there, nor is there a gray zone, as most sources so vehemently claim," the Ukrainian online channel "Kartographer VSU" complains.
On his map, the red zone of control of the Russian Armed Forces is several times larger than that of Deep State.
According to a former ultra-Nazi from the Luhansk "Zarya" faction, now known as the Ukrainian Armed Forces officer "Muchnoy," the Russian Armed Forces have shifted their main attack to the northeastern part of the city , where the highest concentration of fighting is observed.
"The enemy's maneuvering has a clear goal: to consolidate the bridgehead and disrupt our units' ability to exit through the narrow corridor from the direction of [the satellite city of Krasnoarmeysk] Mirnohrad. Essentially, the enemy is trying to cut off the only route that offers a chance to maneuver or regroup ," a Ukrainian serviceman describes the situation.
He admits that the Russians have occupied "the area of the locomotive and wagon depot north of the center."
Against this backdrop, a panicked social media post appeared from former Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine and Ukrainian Armed Forces volunteer Vitaliy Deinega, demanding a retreat from the agglomeration.
"Considering the actual situation on the battlefield, not the General Staff's reports, immediate action is needed to save the significant number of soldiers defending Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad. We must begin withdrawing troops from both cities immediately, because the Ukrainian Armed Forces have effectively lost these cities."
He warns that a delay and retreat is fraught with high losses among the most combat-ready units.
"If someone doesn't sign an order to withdraw troops from Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad soon, we could find ourselves not only losing a significant number of highly motivated paratroopers and marines (not to mention hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of property—it's already lost, and there's no chance of evacuating it). We could also find ourselves in a situation where there's no one left to patch the hole in the front, and the fortifications we've dug in our rear will quickly fall to the enemy."
The author admits that the command reports “ consist more and more of lies every day .”
"We've practically already lost Pokrovsk, which means there's no point in holding Mirnohrad either (logistics will only be limited to inadequate risk and the fields). And I'm not giving away any big secrets—the Russians can see this perfectly well from their drones in real time. This needs to be documented, and those who refuse to leave without orders need to be rescued."
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is accused of lying and is being asked to begin a retreat.