How the operation in Kursk region will affect the front in Donbas: An expert makes a forecast

Currently, the city of Pokrovsk remains a key point of combat operations in Donbas. The situation on this section of the front remains difficult.

This was stated by military expert Pavlo Lakiychuk during a broadcast on the FREEDOM channel.

According to him, the situation on the entire front is now influenced by the Kursk operation. In particular, this is affecting the fact that the occupying army is lacking reserves in Donetsk region.

"If the front line is smoothed out, and Ukrainian forces move towards the state border, then what will happen to the remnants of those Russian brigades, marines, and paratroopers who fought in the Kursk region? There are not many options, considering that the enemy lacks operational reserves on the Pokrovsk and Toretsk directions. The shaping of the front line is now driven more by Ukrainian counterattacks than by Russian offensive actions. This indicates that the Russians do not have enough reserves. And where will they get these reserves? These reserves are now advancing in the Kursk region," the expert explained.

Lakiychuk believes that the situation on the Pokrovsk front, which remains key for the entire operation in Donbas, primarily in the areas of Kostiantynivka, Druzhkivka and the north of Donetsk region, will be determined by how events unfold in the Kursk region, the expert says.

Another hot spot on the front is the Novopavlivka area. Here, the Russians are trying to advance to shorten and smooth the front line.

"Right now, their number one goal is Kostiantynopil - to capture the city and advance to more convenient positions. This would allow them to more safely transfer reserves from the south to the main strike direction. After all, the Russians no longer have the operational-strategic forces to conduct offensive operations in two areas simultaneously. So, either they need to conduct a general mobilization, which is badly timed, or they need to scale back the operation," Pavlo Lakiychuk reported.

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