Trapped Russian Soldiers Surrender in Pokrovsk!

The fighting around Pokrovsk has entered a new phase, marked by Russia’s increasing reliance on infiltration and sabotage groups rather than conventional assaults. This shift reflects a calculated, if desperate, attempt to bypass entrenched Ukrainian defenses and create chaos behind the lines. By using suicide squads composed largely of coerced recruits, migrants, and separatists, Russian commanders are gambling on high-risk, high-attrition tactics to achieve even minor symbolic gains. These operations are not designed for sustainable territorial control but rather to stretch Ukrainian resources, force redeployments, and maintain the illusion of offensive momentum. For Moscow, the political optics of continuous action may outweigh the staggering human losses such tactics incur. The Pokrovsk sector thus becomes both a military testing ground and a grim showcase of Russia’s willingness to trade lives for fleeting headlines.