Ukrainian forces left Pokrovsk about three weeks ago, leaving only 40-50 fighters there — mainly drone operators and small special forces groups. Despite this, Russian troops still cannot fully occupy the city, although this direction is a priority for them.
This was reported by retired Armed Forces of Ukraine officer Arty Green (Yevhen Bekrenyev) during a conversation with journalist Yuriy Romanenko on the latter's YouTube channel.
"We left Pokrovsk three weeks ago. That is, drone operators and combat storage in the form of groups of well-trained fighters, like special forces class, remained there. So, the Russians have been entering it for three weeks already," the expert said, referring to information broadcast on television.
According to him, 200-300 Ukrainian military personnel are in neighboring Myrnograd, and Russian troops have been storming it for three months but have not started entering the city, except for the southern quarter.
"They've been storming Myrnograd for three months. They haven't even started entering yet, well, except for this southern quarter. That's the state of the Russian army for you," the military expert emphasized.
Arty Green noted that Russian troops do not storm or capture cities but rather "crawl" into them. The only reason they can advance at all is the massive use of glide bombs and artillery.
"They simply sweep away everything in their path with glide bombs first, then finish off with artillery. That is, they cover all fortifications with glide bombs, and then with artillery, when there are no fortifications, they finish off ours if ours don't leave," he explained.
The expert emphasized that the nature of the war has changed dramatically. Now the front is mainly held by drone operators, and infantry performs the role of "combat storage" for drone operators. "The front is somewhere, well, these pedestrians who are coming at us are killed mainly by drones. If suddenly for some reason there's fog or too many ran out, the drone operators didn't manage to eliminate everyone, then infantry rushes from the rear," he described the new tactics.
According to Arty Green, the units he maintains contact with practically do not suffer irretrievable losses due to proper defense organization. However, service conditions are extremely difficult — fighters sit in dugouts for two weeks, constantly changing positions after being discovered by the enemy.
In the same broadcast, the expert explained why Russia is rushing to end the war and spoke about the critical state of the Russian economy.