Pokrovsk Front "Stabilized" As Ukrainian Artillery, Reinforcements Grow

Concerns about the defense of Pokrovsk have eased as Ukrainian artillery ammunition supplies have improved relative to the Russians' and the redeployment of Russian troops to fight Ukraine's Kursk offensive have bolstered the defense as available Russian troops decline while Ukrainian reinforcements grow. JL

New Voice of Ukraine reports:

While Russian forces may still move toward Pokrovsk, there is now greater confidence in Ukraine's defensive positions and less fear of a breakthrough. The situation in Pokrovsk has stabilized, with the ratio of Ukrainian to Russian artillery shells improving significantly. The open terrain from Avdiivka to Pokrovsk makes it difficult for the enemy to advance. This depletes the enemy's resources slows their advance and requires significant reserves. As of Sept. 18, about 26,000 residents, including 1,076 children, remain in the city.

In an interview with Radio NV, Serhiy Kuzan, head of the Ukrainian Center for Security and Cooperation, explained that the open terrain from Avdiivka to Pokrovsk makes it difficult for the enemy to advance and requires significant reserves.

 

He noted that this strategy depletes the enemy's resources and slows their advance. While Russian forces may still move toward Pokrovsk, Kuzan said there is now greater confidence in Ukraine's defensive positions and less fear of a breakthrough.

Situation in Pokrovsk

Local authorities reported in August that Russian forces were about 10 kilometers from Pokrovsk.

On Sept. 5, Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi announced that Ukrainian troops had halted the Russian advance in the Pokrovsk area.

 

Power was cut in Pokrovsk on Sept. 6 due to shelling of energy facilities, and water supply was also disrupted on Sept. 12.

As of Sept. 18, about 26,000 residents, including 1,076 children, remain in the city, where more than 90% of public services are closed.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted on Sept. 13 that the situation in the Pokrovsk direction had stabilized, with the ratio of Ukrainian to Russian artillery shells improving significantly.

On Sept. 18, DeepState reported Russian advances in Hrodivka and Ukrainska near Pokrovsk.

Additionally, the US Institute for the Study of War reported on Sept. 17 that Russian forces had advanced east and southeast of Pokrovsk.