ISW: Russian troops have achieved great success under Pokrovsky’s leadership

Russian troops have achieved a significant tactical success in the direction of Pokrovsk amid reports that Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from some areas southeast of Pokrovsk.

Source: Institute for War Research (ISW)

Details: Geolocation images published on August 27 confirm that Russian troops have advanced more than two kilometers from their last confirmed positions to the northwest of Novogrodovka (southeast of Pokrovsk) on Dubinina Street.

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This shows that Russian soldiers are also holding positions in the center of the city.

Other geolocation photos show that Russian forces made small advances south-east of Grodovka (east of Pokrovsk and north-east of Novogrodovka) and captured Kalinovo (further south-east of Pokrovsk and southeast of Novogrodovka).

ISW Key Results for August 27:

• Russian troops have achieved a significant tactical success in the direction of Pokrovsk amid reports that Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from some areas southeast of Pokrovsk.
• Russia’s most capable troops are currently supporting Russia’s advance towards Pokrovsk, and Russia’s offensive activity is symbolic of Russia’s broader theory of influence in Ukraine, which relies on its tactical progress seems endless. Russia’s continued and overall prioritization of the Pokrovsk axis is likely to affect Russia’s overall combat capability in Ukraine after any Pokrovsk situation, particularly as the Kremlin seeks to balance gains in Pokrovsk with the defense of the face of the Ukrainian offensive on the Kursk region.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Kursk operation was partly an attempt to prevent a Russian offensive in the Sumy or Chernihiv regions, and noted that it was one aspect of wider efforts to -Ukraine to achieve a correct and permanent diplomatic position to the war based on the principles. international law and the inviolability of Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
• On August 27, Ukrainian troops attempted to advance to two districts of the Belgorod region while Ukrainian offensive operations continued in the Kursk region.
• Russian officials have tried to use International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi’s visit to the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) to portray Ukraine as a threat to a possible radiation event. undermining Western support for Ukraine by perpetuating unfounded fears of Ukrainian aggression. of the Kursk region.
• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed India’s commitment to ending the war in Ukraine to Russian President Vladimir Putin after Modi visited Ukraine recently.
• Ukrainian troops have recently advanced near Kremennaya, while Russian troops have advanced near Toretsk, Pokrovsk and Donetsk.
• The Kursk operation reportedly increased the desire of Russian citizens to sign contracts for military service with the Russian Ministry of Defense.