On the Pokrovsk direction, the defense is held by fighters of the “Skelya” regiment, who regularly capture Russian occupiers.
Russian captive / © TSN
In May, the Defense Forces of Ukraine doubled the number of hits on Russian targets more than 50 kilometers from the front line. This was reported by the Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov. In addition, Ukrainian servicemen destroy an average of over a thousand Russian occupiers daily, which exceeds the rate at which the Russian army is replenished with new contract soldiers.
The enemy no longer dares to conduct massive assaults with armored vehicles. Instead, Russians try to advance in small infantry groups, which often fall into ambushes set by Ukrainian defenders.
This is reported in a segment by TSN.Tyzhden.
On the Pokrovsk direction, defense is held, in particular, by fighters of the “Skelya” regiment. Despite the fact that many of them have been at the front for less than six months, the servicemen are already regularly capturing Russian occupiers.
Specifically, fighters with call signs “Veselyi” and “Neruskyi” captured a Russian soldier who brazenly occupied a dugout just 100 meters from Ukrainian positions.
“We were told we needed to secure the position, that there was no one there. Just sit, wave your hand, they would replace us, and we would go back. It turned out completely differently. They lied,” the captured Russian said.
Ukrainian soldiers admit that such audacity surprised them. They took grenades, a thermobaric charge, and went to “visit” the occupier.
The captive said he was ready to fight to his last round, as he was most afraid of being captured due to Russian propaganda. Now he says he doesn’t really want to be exchanged, as he understands: upon return, he will be sent to storm Ukrainian positions again.
What is the situation on the Pokrovsk direction
Fighters of the separate assault regiment “Skelya” are specially trained to capture enemy positions. Commanders at control points constantly coordinate the work of drones, reconnaissance, and strike assets.
© TSN
At the same time, the Pokrovsk direction remains one of the few areas of the front where Russians are still trying to advance. In other directions, occupiers are increasingly moving to defense.
“There are elite units here, and assault units called ‘Zet’ here, and airborne troops, so the forces are serious, but the enemy has now abandoned mechanized offensives, it operates in small groups, up to 1 serviceman, but sending them one way, it does not provide them with food or water… We capture Russian servicemen who tell about this,” said Lieutenant Colonel Denys Hrabchenko, chief of staff, deputy commander of the “Skelya” regiment.
The story of an 18-year-old Russian captive
Among the captives taken by the “Skelya” fighters, Daniil Lashko draws special attention. He has just turned 18. He signed a contract with the Russian army in the 11th grade for the promised 3.5 million rubles.
According to him, he fought for only 13 days, did not undergo any training, and never received the promised money.
“Your dugout turned out to be there, my partner started throwing grenades into it, they started shooting from there. I fell and started shouting ‘help’, eventually ‘Dolphin’ and ‘Net’ came to my aid – these are your guys, those you wanted to kill,” the captive said.
After being wounded, he was taken prisoner by Ukraine and now hopes to return home.
“Mom, they are treating me well here, feeding me, everything is fine with me, soon, well, sooner or later, I will return home, no more war. And I tell everyone, don’t come to fight here. This is not your land. Glory to Ukraine!” he said during a conversation with his mother.
The front is changing
On the front, everything seems to be as usual, but in reality, it has changed. The fighters have become more confident, commanders say that this enemy can and must be fought. On the front line, fighters build such shelters for themselves that it becomes clear: they are not going to retreat from here.
In a shelter built deep underground, they even have a mess hall with a TV and a full-fledged store where you can buy anything with a card – from a cap to a tactical watch.
Here, underground, the fighters have built not just a chapel, but a small church, where one can not only pray but also light a candle for the fallen and for the health of the wounded.
…From Pavlohrad to the front is not so far, and this city is also changing. It is constantly shelled by the enemy, but utility services plant flowers, clean up, repair roads.
On the roadside, a TSN correspondent met an 11-year-old boy with a flag and a cap that read: “Language is also a weapon.” He introduced himself as Andriy.
Andriy has his father at the front, and he is here, in the rear, helping as he can.
Every fighter who drives towards the front through Pavlohrad remembers their children and understands who they are fighting for.
We remind you that according to military-political observer Oleksandr Kovalenko, the spring offensive campaign of the Russian troops turned out to be a failure, and May was a particularly unsuccessful month for the invaders.
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