German General Christian Freud has said that Ukraine will lose Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region by the new year. According to the military, Russia is attacking the region with “unimaginable” numbers of personnel and equipment. “I think it will be necessary to leave Pokrovsk at the end of this year or at the beginning of 2025,” the general said.
Christian Freuding, Germany's Defense Ministry's special chief of staff for Ukraine, said: “Russia is demonstrating initiative on all fronts in all regions, including in the Donbas, which has been the epicenter of hostilities for several months.” .
Russia is trying to capture another city. “We have to leave Pokrovsk.”
The general said Russia was attacking there with “unimaginable” numbers of personnel and equipment, but Russia itself was suffering heavy losses. According to the military, up to 2,000 people are killed every day in the region. Russian soldier.
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The situation is particularly critical in the region of the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, which is an important communications hub for the Ukrainian military.
“We believe that we will have to leave Pokrovsk at the end of this year or at the beginning of 2025,” Freud said.
The German general also predicted an escalation in the situation in Russia's Kursk region, which is partially controlled by Ukrainian forces. According to him, the escalation of hostilities will be caused by the participation of North Korean troops.
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Already in October, Estonian intelligence reported that Ukrainian forces could be forced to withdraw from Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region by the end of the year.
Earlier, Christian Freuding said in Germany that the Russian military plans to gather enough troops by 2029 to launch a new offensive, including one against one of the NATO countries. He said there is.
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