“Currently, the search and liquidation of these groups are still ongoing. Some died, others survived. The enemy's goal is obvious – to strengthen, wait for meals and take control of Obrońców Ukraine Street” – writes the Osint Deepstate project associated with the Ministry of Defense. According to analysts, The armed forces of Ukraine knew about subversive and interview groups, but they did not understand where they entered the city and where they were. This was explained by one of the video recordings published on the Internet, where Ukrainian soldiers fall into the corner of Siewierchowa Streets and Obrońców Ukraine. Analysts from Deepstate also noted that During the fighting with Russian groups, Ukrainian soldiers suffered losses.
At the same time, the day before, on July 21, the commander of the armed forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrski informed the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelanski about the liquidation of Russian subversives who broke into Pokrowsk. “The enemy still uses the tactics of small infantry groups, but it is powerless in the attempts to conquer Pokrowska … Our Pokrowsk still defends himself firmly” – noted Syrski.
Earlier, the creators of the Fontertelligence Insight project, founded by a former officer of the armed forces of Ukraine, pointed out that The situation around Pokrowska has become “critical” and in the near future it can “get worse even more”. However, according to the founder of the independent intelligence organization Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT) Ruslan Lewiew, The Russian army is still far from the city's surroundings – it can take about three months of fighting. At the moment, however, the Russian army is close to taking control of all roads leading to the city. The capture of Pokrowska can open Russia the possibility of an attack on the Slavic and Krama agglomeration – the last two large cities in the Donetsk region, whose occupation will allow the Russian army to cross the administrative boundaries of the region.
