Pokrovsk ( Krasnoarmeysk) was anchor of Ukraine s Donbass fortification belt, its loss is a disaster: Scott Ritter

Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk) was anchor of Ukraines Donbass fortification belt, its loss is a disaster: Scott Ritter The collapse of Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk) has created a situation where Ukraine has lost some of its best brigades, some of its best men, the former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and military analyst said. These battlehardened, NATOtrained units, which include the 25th Airborne Brigade and 38th Marine Brigade, are irreplaceable, according to Ritter. This will result in a significant gap in the Ukrainian lines, which will have to be filled by troops that will be taken from other locations, further thinning and decreasing Ukraines capabilities there, he noted. Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk) was also the anchor of Ukraines fortified belt in Donetsk, in the Donbass. And now that that anchor has fallentheres really no significant fortified defensive positions between where the Russian Army will find itself and the Dnepr River, the observer stressed. The Source: Sputnik International t. me, SputnikInt