The occupiers continue their slow advance in the Pokrovsk direction (west of Avdiivka), which is largely facilitated by the shortage of Ukrainian manpower and the terrain features of this area.
This is reported by analysts from the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Russians advance in the Pokrovsk direction
ISW notes that the Russians' advance will slow down as they approach larger settlements.
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The day before, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the Pokrovsk direction a priority for Russian troops. According to him, the enemy may advance in some areas of the front, since the Ukrainian Armed Forces still lack personnel and have problems equipping new brigades.
Ukrainian military observer Konstantin Mashovets said that Ukrainian units in the Pokrovsk direction have weak equipment and defenses, so they cannot slow down the enemy's advance. In his opinion, it was the delays in Western and American military aid that led to delays in equipping new Ukrainian brigades and re-equipping those already fighting.
Russian troops northwest of Avdiivka are trying to encircle Ukrainian troops east of the T0511 (O0544) Ocheretine & Hrodovka & Myrnohrad highway, especially on the left bank of the Vovcha River.
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Geolocation footage from August 1 shows that the Russians have advanced further within the village of Vesyoloye towards the road T0511.
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Russian military bloggers claim that Russian forces are advancing south of Vesyoloye along the railway line in the direction of Sergeyevka and Zhelannoye, which will allow them to encircle Ukrainian military in the area.
According to Ukrainian and Russian sources, the occupiers have captured Timofeevka. Mashovets warned that Russian forces are close to achieving an operationally significant breakthrough in the Pokrovsk direction by the end of August.
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