The enemy is "going for a stranglehold": an expert on Russian tactics near Pokrovsk

Russian occupying forces are maneuvering around large cities in the east of our country, specifically avoiding direct attacks on Pokrovsk. Since September, it has been clear how they plan to operate.

This was stated by former SSU employee Ivan Stupak.

Could this tactic work?

As Stupak says, the occupiers are cutting off our communication with Dnipropetrovsk region.

“Transportation is stuck, vehicles can’t get through, shells aren’t arriving, people aren’t moving... Everything has to be delivered via bypass roads, which is harder, takes longer, and is less convenient,” he explained.

According to soldiers, the enemy is "going for a stranglehold." They are beginning to choke the city of Pokrovsk.

To assess the situation, we can look at a map of the combat zone, specifically the area where Pokrovsk and Chasiv Yar are visible simultaneously.

“If we draw a straight line between these settlements and form an arc that curves upwards towards Druzhkivka, we won’t be far off in assuming that Russia is aiming to create such a large trap of about a thousand square kilometers,” the former SSU employee said.

However, there are many different factors affecting the situation — some known, some unknown. Russia also cannot account for or predict everything, which is why it is working with a dozen smaller traps.

“Specifically, one of these traps is in what remains of Kurakhove. So, there is an attempt to create a large trap, but if that doesn’t work, then smaller ones. But the general plan can be understood this way,” Ivan Stupak concluded.

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