The General Staff noted that since the beginning of the day as of 22.00, the invaders have tried 93 times to advance to the positions of Ukrainian units, and in some locations the fighting is still going on.
The Russians are trying to penetrate and accumulate in Pokrovsk. The defense forces are taking measures to block the enemy, carrying out strike and search operations, and the military units defending the city have been strengthened.
“According to preliminary data, today in this direction a total of 119 invaders were neutralized, 94 of them irrevocably. Ukrainian soldiers also hit 12 shelters for personnel, a UAV antenna, a ground-based unmanned system and a unit of enemy vehicle equipment,” the release says.
Earlier that day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine cleared the building of the Pokrovsky City Council from occupiers and raised the flag of Ukraine there.
Context
On October 26, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov reported to the illegitimate Russian President Vladimir Putin about the alleged cordon of Ukrainian troops near Kupyansk and Pokrovsk. President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Igor Klimenko, and subsequently Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky denied the Russian information.
On October 29, Putin repeated Gerasimov’s words about the allegedly large-scale encirclement of Ukrainian defense forces in Kupyansk and Pokrovsk. He invited the media to verify this by coming to the front. The group of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine noted that with these statements Putin exposes himself to ridicule.
On October 31, the media reported that a special operation by the Main Intelligence Directorate to stabilize the situation around Pokrovsk had been going on for several days.
On November 3, Zelensky said that approximately 30% of all military operations at the front take place in Pokrovsk. “You understand how difficult it is for us. There are from 260 to 300 Russians in Pokrovsk,” he noted.
On the morning of November 4, military intelligence reported that the special forces, who had occupied several positions in Pokrovsk, had broken through a ground corridor and reinforcements had arrived. Fierce fighting is taking place in the city. The video published by the Main Intelligence Directorate recorded a landing from a helicopter, the destruction of invaders using drones, and tank firefights.
