This happened in the area near Pokrovsk: instead of banging their heads against a heavily fortified city, Russian forces, as they do, circumvent it, seeking to cut all supply lines and encircle the defenders, at which point the garrison has to either surrender or be destroyed by attacks from all sides. The shock advance threatens to cut off a vital road linking Dobropillia to Kramatorsk, the de facto capital of Ukrainian-held Donetsk region which the Russians aim to capture, while allowing the Kremlin’s forces to bypass and flank a belt of fortifications and defensive lines built in recent months.” “Russian forces, as they do, circumvent it, seeking to cut all supply lines and encircle the defenders, at which point the garrison has to either surrender or be destroyed by attacks from all sides.” Pops told me the Marines should have starved Tarawa... he said Pelailu also but that Pelailu taught the Corp what the enemy was capable of and the USMC trained to that standard, even though Pelailu defenses were never equaled pound-for-pound, man-for-man.
Author: Gateway Pundit
Published at: 2025-08-12 22:27:52
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