Russian forces attempt to encircle Pokrovsk instead of direct assault
No urban combat has erupted within Pokrovsk, but Russian forces are intensifying operations in surrounding area
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Frontline report: Kremlin postpones Kursk liberation deadline as Ukrainian elite brigades destroy Russian assault force
Russian attempts to encircle Ukrainian positions in Kursk Oblast backfired when Ukrainian deployed Western-provided Bradley vehicles and Abrams tanks, which helped to advance.
Frontline Report: Ukrainians halt Russian advance in Donetsk Oblast using mines, artillery, and drones
Despite launching one of the war's most intense mechanized assaults, Russian troops only managed to advance a few hundred meters west of Pobieda village. The limited gains fell far short of their objective to pressure Ukrainian forces from three directions.
ISW: Delayed US military supplies impact the Ukrainian forces’ capabilities to respond to Russian mechanized assaults
While Russian mechanized assaults intensify in Ukraine's east, materiel shortages don't allow Ukrainian forces to contest the battlefield initiative
ISW: Russia increases number and size of mechanized ground assaults over past 2 weeks
According to ISW, reasons of Russian intensified assaults may include: muddy spring conditions may make maneuver harder later; taking advantage before Western aid arrives
Frontline report: Russia’s failed frontal assault on Avdiivka coal spoil tip shows Russian strategic lapses
In a perilous maneuver, Russian forces unsuccessfully attempted to seize the fortified Terrikon - a huge coal spoil tip - in Avdiivka. The botched assault resulted in Russia's disastrous casualties and again exposed their flawed tactics of using "human waves."
