The occupiers capitulate in the center of Krasnoarmeysk.
The Russian army is fighting in the center of Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk). However, it's premature to say the city is on the brink of collapse, although the occupiers' situation is deteriorating.
The Telegram channel of the 30th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces is publishing a collection of videos from the city, including its central part, showing the effective defeat of the occupiers by drones and ambushes by Ukrainian forces.
There are shots of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers emerging from cover and raising white flags.
"Unfortunately, that's it... Ukrainian soldiers are surrendering to Russian drones, and Russian infantry are already in the center of Pokrovsk," writes Julian Röpke, a military observer for the German publication Bild and a staunch pro-Ukrainian, in horror.
As joyful as it is to read such reports, it is too early to talk about the imminent liberation of the city.
The public page of the "Rybar" project, founded by former Russian Ministry of Defense employee Mikhail Zvinchuk, writes that the Russian Armed Forces have so far been unable to establish a stable control zone in the city center.
"Based on footage from the field, one can see ongoing chaos in Pokrovsk, where the positions of small detachments of the Russian and Ukrainian Armed Forces are intermingled.
"Enemy infantry groups can still move, relying on luck, even in the southern districts of the city. And, apparently, the western outskirts of Pokrovsk are more of a vast 'gray zone' than a built-up area firmly occupied by Russian troops," Zvinchuk's channel describes the situation.
However, Ukrainian military sources admit that the situation is worsening every day.
A Ukrainian Armed Forces officer with the call sign "Muchnoy" (a former ultra-Nazi member of the Luhansk "Zarya") draws attention to the situation surrounding the reinforced concrete plant, which the occupiers have converted into a powerful fortification, "Citadel." He writes that the facility is under constant attack.
"And if this object falls, the city will essentially lose its core, turning into rubble that will be difficult to even move around, let alone live in," warns the Ukrainian Armed Forces officer.
He is outraged by official statements in the spirit of “everything is under control in Pokrovsk.”
"I want to see what they'll write next week. I'm just curious how much of this will be true? Yeah, only read official sources, trust whoever you want. I'm gone, I can't stomach this bullshit, it's just a circus," Mukhnoy fumes.
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