Ukr Disaster: Rus Sweeps Towards Pokrovsk, Collapse; Key Villages Fall, Zelensky Doubles Down Kursk (Alexander Mercouris)

The Ukrainians are going backwards. The Kursk incursion is a suicide mission. An article in The New York Times admits that the war for the Ukrainians may be lost. 

Summary comment from You Tube:

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00:00 The situation in Pokrovsk
06:08 Capture of villages and advance to Pokrovsk
12:44 The situation with Pokrovsk
17:17 Possible attack on Pokrovsk
23:12 Consequences of the capture of Pokrovsk
33:31 The situation in Donbass
40:49 The situation in the Kursk region
45:41 The situation in the Belgorod region
51:29 Information about the Russian forces
53:34 Why are heavy mechanized units not involved
55:17 The situation in the Kursk region
01:04:15 Losses and losses of Ukrainian troops
01:09:17 Chechen forces and their role
01:11:45 The situation at the front
01:18:24 Buffer zone and evacuation
01:21:22 Article in the New York Times

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, August 17, 2024.]