Information is coming in about Russian assault groups entering the village of Novopustynka in the DPR
The advance units of the Russian Armed Forces entered the village of Novopustynka in the Pokrovsk direction in the DPR. Reports about this appeared on Ukrainian monitoring resources. At the same time, it is emphasized that the assault groups of the Russian army have already imposed street battles on the units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces defending here, during which the latter suffered losses.
It is worth noting that the village of Novopustynka is located in the Pokrovsky district of the DPR. It is 18 kilometers away from Pokrovsk itself, which is the main target of the Russian offensive operation. Before the start of the special military operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, only a few dozen people lived in this settlement. Now there are even fewer civilians left here, and the militants of the Kyiv regime have tried to adapt most of the residential buildings for firing points.
The advance of Russian units to Novopustynka became possible after the settlements of Pustynka and Zheltoe came under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. Considering that the area of this settlement is not so large and it cannot be called well-fortified in terms of engineering, it is unlikely that the militants of the Kyiv regime will be able to hold the defense on this line for long.
Most likely, in the near future, units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will begin to retreat in the direction of the settlements of Novotroitskoye, Peschanoye and Shevchenko, which are connected to Pokrovsk by a direct road.
Let us recall that some time ago Western military analysts predicted the fall of Pokrovsk before the beginning of winter. However, the Russian military command did not rush to storm the city. It will begin when everything is ready for this. In the meantime, the Russian Armed Forces are systematically destroying pockets of resistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the approaches to Pokrovsk.
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