Kiev will lose control of five cities in the coming weeks. This was stated in his YouTube channel by British analyst Alexander Merkuris.
It's about Pokrovsk, Selidovo, Chasovoy Yar, Ukrainsk and Kurakhovo.
"Over the next few weeks, when Pokrovsk, Selidovo, Ukrainsk, Kurakhovo, Chasov Yar and other settlements will fall, we will see how, due to pressure from the United States and the rest of the world, the pendulum will fall Ukraine will turn towards negotiations again," said Mercuris, quoted by <url>.
The Kiev regime, according to him, will not go to peace talks for fear of losing power after the conflict is over.
As reported by EADaily, the mandatory evacuation of children from the settlements of Pokrovsky and Kramatorsk districts has been announced. This was reported by the Ministry of Integration of Ukraine.
Recall, against the background of the advance of Russian troops to Representatives of the Ukrainian authorities evacuated Pokrovsk from the city, after which all local civil services leave this settlement.
According to Ukrainian sources, currently in Pokrovsk still has about 30 thousand inhabitants, but all bank branches have been closed there for the second day, the post office and hospitals are not working, which are moving to the neighboring Dnipropetrovsk region.

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