Wow! HIMARS Catch A HUGE RUSSIAN COLUMN on the Road!

Today, there are interesting updates from the Pokrovsk direction.

Here, Russian commanders gathered forces for another push near Dobropillia, aiming to break out the encircled units further north. However, Ukrainians simply used them as bait, and the Russians fell directly into the deadly trap, sending hundreds of soldiers and a dozen armored vehicles on a suicide mission to be destroyed.

The battle near Dobropillia has taken a dramatic turn, with Ukrainian forces not only halting Russia’s attempted breakthrough but also flipping the situation into a fatal lure. After stopping the enemy push, Ukrainian counterattacks split the Russian assault corridor into separate pockets, cutting off two sizable groups of Russian troops.

These isolated elements, trapped in tree lines, are under constant Ukrainian fire control and quickly became bait. Instead of eliminating them completely, Ukraine’s commanders allowed some of them to stay, anticipating that the enemy high command would attempt a rescue. The prospect of regaining lost momentum and restarting the offensive made these trapped forces too valuable for Russia to abandon.

As predicted, Russia began massing reinforcements to reconnect with the cut-off units and relaunch their advance. Ukrainian officials openly assessed the broader Russian objectives, of not only capturing Pokrovsk but also pushing north toward Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, and even threatening the Dnipropetrovsk region, the last of which was described by Ukrainian military analysts as purely political.

For now, though, Russian units around Dobropillia remained cut off from supplies, and their elimination a matter of time.

Hoping to prevent this collapse, Russian commanders rushed reinforcements into the area. Between Yelizavetivka and Vozdvyzhenka, they assembled more than 100 troops supported by nearly 10 armored vehicles, preparing to launch a mechanized assault.

What followed was one of the most devastating ambushes of the war, as Ukrainian aerial reconnaissance spotted the Russian column moving into assault formation. Within moments, FPV drone crews and a Himars battery coordinated strikes on the advancing Russian mechanized force.

Kamikaze drones destroyed three armored vehicles outright, while two more were immobilized, making them an easy target for a direct Himars hit, while nearby Ukrainian units picked off an additional machine. In the span of minutes, the entire armored spearhead was demolished, as geolocated footage confirmed the destruction, showing burning wrecks and bodies scattered along the road. Ukrainian estimates put Russian personnel losses near 100 soldiers, either killed in the blasts or cut down in the chaos that followed.

This mechanized column was not the only force Russia had prepared, as in parallel, infantry groups were gathered near Novotoretske, intending to infiltrate northward and reestablish contact with the encircled troops.

But Ukrainian drones once again made short work of the plan, as these movements were detected on time, and Russian positions were marked for artillery fire. Videos later released by Ukrainian operators showed FPV drones hunting soldiers through tree lines and trench networks, hitting them even as they scrambled for cover.

Those who tried to cross open ground were cut down mercilessly, as Ukrainian artillery blanketed the area, leaving Novotoretske littered with bodies and burning positions. After the battles, Ukrainian drone operators published footage of the aftermath. The once-concealed Russian infantry lay exposed across the ground, with the fields and outskirts of Novotoretske filled with corpses.

As drones hovered over the area, operators scanned for survivors, directing further strikes on any movement to ensure none could continue their mission. The grim scenes underscored the desperation of Russia’s attempt: their rescue operation not only failed but also cost them hundreds of additional lives and much of their remaining armor.

Overall, by deliberately leaving cut-off Russian units alive as bait, Ukraine created the conditions for a larger ambush. Constant drone surveillance provided early warning of Russian preparations, and the coordinated use of FPVs, HIMARS, and artillery ensured that the assault groups were annihilated before they could achieve any success.

The Russians walked straight into the trap, and now, the only question is whether Ukraine will finally clear out the trapped pockets near Dobropillia or continue to use them to lure more Russian reinforcements into the kill zone.

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