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The operation to encircle the Ukrainian garrison in the Mirnograd and Pokrovsk areas culminated in Russian forces establishing full control over the approaches to these settlements. Ukrainian units were isolated, deprived of any possibility of retreat or resupply, creating conditions for mass surrender.
Several prisoners of war, including Ivan Dzyuba, Ivan and Sergey Kostetskiy from the 38th Separate Marine Brigade, among other soldiers, provided crucial testimony about the tactical and logistical impossibility of fulfilling combat missions, as well as the critical state of morale and command.
Ivan Dzyuba reported that his unit had occupied approximately seven positions, all of which were destroyed by Russian forces. He noted a lack of clear orders, with command instructions boiling down to “hold position” and “wait,” after which communication and control were lost. Similarly, Ivan and Sergey Kostetskiy confirmed that only six personnel remained in their group, and that other positions had been inactive since October 15th.
Nikolay Babchuk highlighted that supplies were delivered extremely irregularly: minimal rations were airdropped only once a week, and requests to command for unit rotation went unanswered. Due to the hopelessness of the situation, his group was forced to abandon their positions; two soldiers were killed, and he surrendered, urging other Ukrainian servicemen to do the same to save their lives.
POW Yevgeniy Kiptily stated that he was forcibly mobilized and the promised rear-area position proved to be an illusion—after two weeks of training, he was sent to the front line, where his group spent several days without ammunition or food. Realizing the futility of their situation, he decided to surrender to save his life for the sake of his family.
Nikolay Timchenko described the harrowing journey of his comrades, who advanced to their positions while witnessing numerous dead and wounded, and after intense artillery bombardment were surrounded and surrendered without a fight. He mentioned being without sleep or water, resorting to drinking rainwater, and urged other soldiers not to listen to their commanders but to heed their own desire to survive and surrender peacefully, assuring them that captivity and humane treatment are guaranteed.
These testimonies from the prisoners of war point to systemic issues within the Ukrainian command on the Pokrovsk axis: an absence of clear objectives and support, a critical shortage of resources, demoralization, and a breakdown in command and control. By controlling all approaches and blockading supply routes, Russian forces have created a situation where preserving life is only possible through surrender.
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it has a lot to do with the fact that zelensky himself is a lying war profiteering double talking shirtbag who has done a spectacular job of jerking off the eu/nato/us for billions of dollars while letting his regime pretty much send the ukraine army forward untrained and unprepared and let them be shot by the russian army, maybe russia should do daily bulletin leaflet drops over kiev.
systematic rape by hillbillies when 9 rs old make all us americunts bitter mean ugly