The cauldron is boiling.
After months of fighting, the Donetsk bastion of Pokrovsky has been encircled and put in a ‘Cauldron’, and the final Stages of the Battle for Krasnoarmeysk (Russian name) is ongoing.
And, unless the Ukrainian command acts fast, 10,000 Kiev troops are about to be completely encircled.
We have been reporting on the battle for Pokrovsk, as you can read (from July) Russians Conquer a Dozen Settlements in a Week – In Eastern Donetsk, Northern Kharkov and Southern Zaporozhie – Moscow Forces Encircle Key Ukrainian Stronghold Pokrovsk (VIDEOS);
The Russian Tsentr (Center) group is leading the final assault for the key Pokrovsk-Mirnograd agglomeration.
Ukrainian forces are rapidly approaching a critical situation, and their defense has s become scattered.
Clearing operations are underway south of the railway.
Importantly, Pokrovsk is cut off from supplies. The E-50 highway to Pavlograd is under dense fire control by the Russians.