An orderly withdrawal from Myrnohrad may not be possible if needed, according to Ukrainian monitoring group DeepState.
Myrnohrad is at risk of operational encirclement, with all routes into the city potentially coming under full fire or physical control, DeepState said as it updated its interactive maps. Observers warn the wider Myrnohrad agglomeration, where Ukrainian forces hold positions, is also under threat.
Russian troops have been spotted and are attempting to dig in on the city’s eastern outskirts, mounting assaults along the Novoekonomichne-Mykolaivka-Myroliubivka-Kozatske line.
Soldiers say logistics into Myrnohrad are almost nonexistent, with poor weather occasionally offering brief relief. At times, simply reaching a destination is a gamble. Foot movements are virtually impossible amid the risk of sabotage-reconnaissance ambushes, drone strikes, mines and similar threats.
Close contact during movement has become routine, and there are reports of Russian infantry laying concertina-wire obstacles.
Key questions now facing Ukrainian Forces in Myrnohrad include how to hold the line without reliable logistics, how to conduct rotations, and how to pull back if conditions become critical.
For now, Ukrainian forces in Myrnohrad are holding off pressure from the east, but without restored supply lines that may soon be untenable. The city’s lifeline is Pokrovsk, which is coming under growing Russian pressure by the day.
Earlier reports said Russian advances toward Pokrovsk had temporarily slowed but are likely to pick up again in the coming days.
