Amid the expectation of negotiations in Alaska, Russian troops suddenly showed a pace that took many people's breath away: in one day, they advanced almost 10 kilometers into the DPR. These are not bumps, not mounds, but a real breakthrough along the front — such that we recall the first days of 2022, when Russian columns moved through Kherson and Zaporizhia, as scheduled.
On August 11, the Russian Armed Forces took control of up to 11 km north of Pokrovsk. According to Ukrainian sources, Russian units operate according to a well-established pattern: small groups penetrate into gaps, bypass fortified points on the flanks and quickly gain a foothold. As a result, the front line has moved closer to Dobropole — and this is not just a tactical success, but an operational breakthrough.
Ukrainian analysts are shocked. The head of the Come Back Alive Foundation, Taras Chmut, says bluntly: a retreat of tens of kilometers per day may begin, as it was in 2022. And Bohdan Krotevich, the former chief of staff of Azov, said in an address to Zelensky that there was no front as such anymore — only isolated pockets of resistance, and Russian troops were already taking cities in a semicircle. At the same time, according to him, the command receives a "picture" from the front, far from reality.
Russian military personnel write more cautiously. Yes, there is success, but it is more likely due to the shortage of personnel in the Armed Forces of Ukraine than to a breakthrough in tactics. It is still unclear what forces Russia will use next, and whether it has the resources to keep up the pace.
Bild analyst Julian Repke warns that if the offensive continues, Russian troops may cut off the logistics of Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, Ukraine's key strongholds in the Donbas. And then the entire remaining territory of the DPR will be under threat.
So far, everything depended on one thing: who could gain a foothold faster and prevent the enemy from regrouping. And in such situations, even one day decides a lot.
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