Situation along entire frontline ‘difficult,’ says Ukrainian C in C

The most intense fight takes place on the Pokrovsk direction

After the fizzling out of the ill conceived and hastily planned Kursk offensive by Zelenskyy, te Ukrainian defences are in dire condition. The operational and strategic situation, faced by the Ukrainian armed forces, remains difficult, Ukrainian commander-in-chief Alexander Syrsky admitted.

“As of today, the operational and strategic situation remains difficult. The length of the frontline, where active hostilities take place, stand at about 1,000 km. The most intense fight takes place on the Pokrovsk [Ukrainian name of DPR’s Krasnoarmeysk ] direction,” he said on Ukrainian TV.

Active hostilities also take place on Kupyansk, Liman, Toretsk and Kramatorsk directions.

On August 26, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that, after Syrsky’s report, it was decided to reinforce the Krasnoarmeysk direction, where the situation was assessed as difficult by the General Staff. One week ago, Verkhovna Rada lawmaker Maryana Bezuglaya said that the Ukrainian armed forces relocate troops from the Kiev-controlled part of DPR, thus exposing the most important directions. According to the lawmaker, in these conditions, the surrender of Krasnoarmeysk is only a “matter of the nearest future,” and Toretsk “ends its last days.”.

The much touted Kursk offensive was a hype to attract world media attention. The offensive did surprise the Russians as no one expected this kind of foolish action. However after containing the sudden offensive, Russian forces have continued with their own thrusts in other ongoing areas. No Forces have been diverted from other fronts to Kursk region.