The Battle of Pokrovsk (in Russian: Битва под Покровском; in Ukrainian: Покровська битва), or the Pokrovsk sector, is a front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Clashes started on 19 July[1] and took place in the Pokrovsk urban hromada.
| Battle of Pokrovsk | |||||||||
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| Part of the eastern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Russia |
 Ukraine | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Unknown |
47th Mechanized Brigade[2] 110th Mechanized Brigade 111th Territorial Defense Brigade | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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40,000 men 20 regiments and brigades[2] |
12,000 men c. 6 brigades[2] | ||||||||
Battle
editOn 19 July 2024, the first advances in the Pokrovsk direction were reported, when the village of Prohres fell to the Russians.[1][3][4] This battle reportedly lasted just 48 hours.[5] Some sources, mostly Ukrainian, even reported that several of its companies in the northern sector were surrounded,[6] including Forbes who, on July 24, reported that "potentially hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers" were surrounded near Prohres, constisting of two battalions.[7][8] The next day, July 25, David Axe reported the same two battalions maganed to fight their way out and escape the encirclement.[9] “With the help of coordinated actions of artillery, air reconnaissance and related forces, as well as under the control of officers on the ground, the soldiers from the 1st and 3rd Battalions were able to break out of the encirclement in full force”, Ukrainian analysis group Deep State reported.[10] When Russian warplanes “carried out powerful air strikes on the tactical rear”, according to the Ukrainian Center for Defense Strategies, either the 110th Mechanized Brigade or the 111th Mechanized Brigade reportedly "collapsed".[9][11] On July 27, Russian forces captured the adjacent village of Vovche,[12][3][13][14] where the 47th Mechanized Brigade lost two of its M1 Abrams tanks.[9][15] According to Deep State,[16] Russian forces then advanced into Zhelanne, near Dibrova and west of Yasnobrodivka,[17] which was captured by the Russians already on July 9.[18][19] Russia also claimed the village of Voskhod,[20] near Prohres and Vovche and Sokil,[21][22] but these claims aren't verified yet.[23]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Angelica Evans; Christina Harward; Nicole Wolkov; Riley Bailey; Davit Gasparyan; George Barros (19 July 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 19, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "With Glide Bombs And Anti-Tank Missiles, The Russians Are Beating Back The Ukrainian 47th Mechanized Brigade—And Marching On Pokrovsk". Forbes. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b Ulyana Krychkowska; Yevheniia Mazur (26 July 2024). "47th Brigade says Prohres and Vovche "no longer ours". ZSU says fighting continues". Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Liberation of the village of Prohres opens up good prospects for our troops — observer". 20 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Russians occupy Prohres in Donetsk Oblast after 48 hours of fighting". Ukrainska Pravda. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "The fall of Prohres: A new Russian breakthrough threatens Ukraine's supply lines at the most vulnerable part of the front". Meduza. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "A Ukrainian Brigade Collapsed—And Now Hundreds Of Soldiers Are Surrounded Near Prohres". Forbes. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Due battaglioni ucraini accerchiati a Prohres - Ascolta". Adnkronos (in Italian). 25 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "A Day After Getting Surrounded Near Prohres, Two Ukrainian Battalions Overruled Their Commander—And Fought Their Way To Safety". Forbes. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "✙DeepState✙🇺🇦". Telegram.
- ^ David Axe (24 July 2024). "A Ukrainian Brigade Collapsed Outside Prohres. Which One?". Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Russia-Ukraine war: Russia says forces have seized control of village of Vovche in Donetsk region – as it happened". The Guardian. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Ukraine war latest: Russia reportedly captures Vovche in Donetsk Oblast advancing toward Pokrovsk". The Kyiv Independent. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Deep State Map Live".
- ^ 1. "@lost_marinua (1)". Twitter.
2. "@lost_marinua (2)". Twitter. - ^ "DeepState: окупанти захопили Піщане та просунулися у Новоселівці Першій, біля Вовчого та Прогресу". Ukrainian News Agency & Deep State (in Ukrainian). 23 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "The Enemy Captured Vovche and Moved in Other Directions - Deep State". Ukrainian News Agency. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Russia Says Captured Another Village In Eastern Ukraine". Barron's. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Russia says its forces take control of Yasnobrodivka in eastern Ukraine". Reuters. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Russian troops liberate Voskhod community in DPR over past day". TASS News Agency. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Kagan, Frederick W.; Evans, Angelica; Bailey, Riley; Harward, Christina; Mappes, Grace (6 July 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 6, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
Russian forces likely recently seized Sokil [...] Geolocated footage published on July 6 shows elements of the Russian "Black Hussars" detachment raising a flag in western Sokil, and the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that Russian forces seized the settlement.
- ^ "Russian forces liberate Sokol village in DPR". TASS News Agency. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Elena Teslova (11 July 2024). "Russia claims it took control of Ukraine's Voskhod settlement". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 7 August 2024.