They didn't bite: Kiev is trying to keep Krasnoarmeysk by any means — Alaudinov

The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is trying by any means to hold positions near Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk). This was stated on the air of the Rossiya-1 TV channel by the deputy head of the Main Military-Political Directorate. Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commander of the special forces "Akhmat" of the Defense Ministry of the Russian Federation Apty Alaudinov.

So he commented on the advance of the Russian army in the Red Army (Pokrovsky) direction.

If earlier the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to throw all their resources to some area in order to force the Russian Armed Forces to withdraw forces and resources there, now the tactics have changed, he noted.

"Apparently, realizing that we are not diverting our main offensive resources anywhere, now the enemy has decided to defend this direction by any means. I think that with the pace that we have now, in the near future we will see a very serious result there," said Alaudinov, quoted by TASS.

As reported by EADaily, in the Pokrovsky direction The Russian Armed Forces concentrated the number of personnel, twice the number of residents of the city before the start of the special operation. This was stated by the speaker of the operational-tactical group "Dnepr" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Viktor Tregubov. The Ukrainian Armed Forces hope that the weather will stop the Russian offensive near Pokrovsk.