https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/08/panic-kiev-russian-forces-breach-ukrainian-defenses-make/
PANIC IN KIEV: Russian Forces Breach Ukrainian Defenses, Make a Major Breakthrough in Donetsk Region
Ukrainian defenses are buckling under the relentless Russian pressure.
This happened in the area near Pokrovsk: instead of banging their heads against a heavily fortified city, Russian forces, as they do, circumvent it, seeking to cut all supply lines and encircle the defenders, at which point the garrison has to either surrender or be destroyed by attacks from all sides.
This playbook was implemented in Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Kurakhovo, Ugledar and so many other places.
What is striking now is that the northern prong, expected to turn west to encircle Pokrovsk, found weaknesses on the depleted defenses, and dashed north by 9 miles.
Former Nazi Azov regiment chief of staff Bohdan Krotevych took to X to post a message to Zelensky:
“Mr. President, I sincerely don’t know what exactly is being reported to you, but I’m informing you: on the Pokrovsk – Kostiantynivka line, without exaggeration, it’s complete chaos. And this chaos has been growing for a long time, worsening with each passing day.
The command structures currently being appointed (or already appointed) to ‘fix the unfixable’ will most likely be blamed for the chaos that’s already unfolding. A stable line of combat contact, as such, effectively doesn’t exist.
Zelensky is in way over his head - put up and encouraged to foolishness by greedy Europeans... as long as Zelensky remains, the killing will multiply. I hope the Ukrainian people come to their senses and remove this poppinjay! In many ways he is beginning to remind me of Hitler...