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“Citing data from defense analysts, [the independent Russian outlet] Agentstvo backed Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi’s recent claims that Moscow’s push near [Pokrovsk] is losing steam.” ~ @kyivindependent_official 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇺🇦

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost . . . Russian forces have captured considerably less territory in the Pokrovsk direction over the past week than during earlier periods, the independent Russian outlet Agentstvo reported on Sept. 7.

Citing data from defense analysts, Agentstvo backed Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi’s recent claims that Moscow’s push near the key town is losing steam.

Ukrainian officials have described Pokrovsk as the most difficult sector of the front. Russia has deployed experienced troops in an effort to capture this crucial logistics hub.

The crowd-sourced Ukrainian monitoring site DeepState reported that over the past week, Russian forces had captured only 10 square kilometers (4 square miles) near Pokrovsk.

This is a sharp drop compared to the 73 square kilometers (28 square miles) reportedly seized between Aug. 26 and Sept. 1 and 59 kilometers (23 square miles) in each of the two preceding weeks.

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) also wrote that according to geolocated footage, Ukraine was able to regain some ground near the villages of Mykhailivka and Halytsynivka, lying roughly 20 and 30 kilometers southeast of Pokrovsk, respectively.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported capturing four settlements near Pokrovsk over the past week – Zhuravka, Skuchne, Karlovka, and Zavitne – while it claimed to have captured five settlements a week earlier.

The claims could not be independently verified.

Speaking to CNN in an interview published on Sept. 5, Syrskyi said that Russia’s advance in the Pokrovsk direction had been halted in the past six days.

The general linked this to Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast, which was designed to divert Russian forces from Pokrovsk and other hot sectors in Donetsk Oblast.

“In other words, our strategy is working,” Syrskyi added.

Photo: Patryk Jaracz/Anadolu via Getty Images

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“Kyiv said that rather than capturing Russian territory, the incursion aims to protect Ukrainian lives by preventing cross-border attacks and diverting Russian reinforcements.” ~ @kyivindependent_official 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇺🇦

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost . . . Ukrainian forces have “strengthened” their positions in Russia’s Kursk Oblast as their operation in the Russian region continues, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported to President Volodymyr Zelensky on Aug. 17.

Less than two weeks into Ukraine’s cross-border offensive in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian troops control about 1,000 square kilometers of Russian territory and over 80 settlements in the region while continuing to advance, according to the Ukrainian military.

Ukrainian soldiers have expanded the “stabilized territory,” Zelensky said, without elaborating. More Russian soldiers have also been taken prisoner over the past day, he added.

“I thank all the soldiers and commanders who capture Russian soldiers and thus bring the release of our soldiers and civilians held by Russia closer,” Zelensky said.

Kyiv said that rather than capturing Russian territory, the incursion aims to protect Ukrainian lives by preventing cross-border attacks and diverting Russian reinforcements.

Despite mounting reports that Russia is moving at least some forces to the sector, Kyiv’s troops in the east of Ukraine say the situation there remains dire as Moscow continues its advance near Pokrovsk and Toretsk.

According to Zelensky, Russian troops have conducted dozens of assaults on Ukraine’s positions in these two sectors over the past day.

“Our soldiers and units are doing everything to destroy the occupier and repel the attacks. The situation is under control,” the president said.

Photo: Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images

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An update on July 16 from Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, via @kyivindependent_official 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇺🇦

#Repost@kyivindependent_official with @use.repost . . . The Ukrainian military attacked a Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system on the occupied territory of Donetsk Oblast overnight on July 16, Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.

Russian troops are continuing to push on the multiple sectors in Ukraine’s east and south, with 65 clashes so far during the day, Ukraine’s General Staff said in its latest update.

The radar station and several launchers of the S-300 system were hit, Syrskyi said, sharing a video of the attack. Further details on the scale of the attack are being determined.

According to Syrskyi, missile forces and other components of Ukraine’s Defense Forces have earlier destroyed over 20 Russian launchers and about 15 radar stations.

Read the full report at the link in bio.

Photo: Oleksandr Syrskyi/Telegram

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As reported in @theeconomist, a warning to be heeded from Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇦

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A Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief is the one whose decisions could define the peace in Europe for the following decades and the fate of millions.

📰 In the recent interview for the @theeconomist, Valerii Zaluzhnyi warned about the new threats from Russia and offered a solution how to defeat it on the battlefield.

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