Thick fog has enabled Russian troops to move further into the key strategic city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine's 7th Airborne Assault Corps says weather conditions, particularly dense fog, have prompted Moscow to intensify its bid to get increasing numbers into the ruined city and encircle Ukrainian forces. Russian forces have spent more than a year trying to seize the city, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the fog has favoured Russian attacks and the situation remains difficult.
Meanwhile, army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi has warned the situation on the front line in the southeastern Zaporzhzhia region has 'significantly worsened', with the loss of three settlements. Syrskyi mentions that Russia is most active around Pokrovsk, where a viral video shows Russian soldiers driving through the fog on civilian cars and motorbikes.
A Ukraine-based monitoring group has confirmed the video location as the southern outskirts of Pokrovsk. For several days, fog has obscured visibility required for aerial reconnaissance, enabling Russian forces to launch assaults that they would otherwise avoid due to the threat from Ukrainian drones.
The 7th Corps claims that there are now 300 Russian soldiers within Pokrovsk and that their presence seems to be increasing. Most of the town lays in a 'grey zone' of conflict where neither side holds full control. To prevent a potential encirclement, Ukrainian troops are fighting fiercely to push back against Russian advances in several critical areas. As the battle intensifies in Pokrovsk, military strategies are shifting, highlighting a dynamic conflict shaped by both the battlefield's geography and the changing weather.
Meanwhile, army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi has warned the situation on the front line in the southeastern Zaporzhzhia region has 'significantly worsened', with the loss of three settlements. Syrskyi mentions that Russia is most active around Pokrovsk, where a viral video shows Russian soldiers driving through the fog on civilian cars and motorbikes.
A Ukraine-based monitoring group has confirmed the video location as the southern outskirts of Pokrovsk. For several days, fog has obscured visibility required for aerial reconnaissance, enabling Russian forces to launch assaults that they would otherwise avoid due to the threat from Ukrainian drones.
The 7th Corps claims that there are now 300 Russian soldiers within Pokrovsk and that their presence seems to be increasing. Most of the town lays in a 'grey zone' of conflict where neither side holds full control. To prevent a potential encirclement, Ukrainian troops are fighting fiercely to push back against Russian advances in several critical areas. As the battle intensifies in Pokrovsk, military strategies are shifting, highlighting a dynamic conflict shaped by both the battlefield's geography and the changing weather.
