President Trump knows the Ukraine war is a horror show and bloody tyrant Vladimir Putin has been “tapping us along” — yet the prez still delays the “very severe” sanctions on Russia and its trading partners that would squeeze Moscow’s economy enough to force it to the table.
Russia n forces are surging an estimated 16,000 troops for a renewed offensive in eastern Ukraine that could begin in as little as 10 days as the Kremlin seeks to take more of the“In the Pokrovsk direction, the Russia ns are trying to break through our defense lines,” said Maj.
Oleh Shyriaiev, commander of Ukraine’s 225th Separate Assault Regiment. “As far as I can see — and this is my subjective opinion — the enemy will be gathering some more reserves there, and within the next maybe 10 days, they will begin a counter-offensive.”Maj. Oleh Shyriaiev, a Ukrainian military commander of Ukraine’s 225th Separate Assault Regiment, told The Post, Russian forces are surging an estimated 16,000 troops for a renewed offensive in eastern Ukraine.Pokrovsk, in eastern Ukraine, is a critical location for logistics — and a place where Moscow’s forces have been attempting to swallow up in more than a year of intensified focus. Pokrovsk sits in the unoccupied region of the Donetsk Oblast, which Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to take over entirely, but has beenin not just the past three and a half years of full-scale war, but also since fighting broke out in the oblast in 2014. Trump calls UK state dinner with King Charles 'one of the highest honors of my life'— as Melania stuns in brilliant yellow gownRussia resorts to using Nazi weapons in Ukraine war as Moscow raids museums to restock arms Putin last month demanded that Kyiv fork over the remaining Donetsk territory as part of a condition to end its war, but even top White House officials have laughed at that assertion, US and Ukrainian sources have told The Post, as the Kremlin can’t expect Ukraine to give up territory Russia does not even occupy. This year, Russia has been fighting from four main axes: Sumy in north-central Ukraine, Pokrovsk in the east and Novopavlivka and Zaporizhzhia in the southeast. “The Sumy operation has already failed – Russia suffered heavy losses, especially in manpower, and has redeployed forces to other fronts. Ukrainian Armed Forces inflicted even greater losses on them there,” he said, without naming the second axis that fell.. But it has lost so much manpower that it cannot deliver strong additional actions in the above mentioned directions,” he added.But unlike Shyriaiev, Zelensky said he believed the Russian losses have been so severe that “as of now, they lack the strength for large-scale offensives.” Still, Shyriaiev agreed that Ukraine has successfully beaten back recent Russian advances, most recently taking back a small village northeast of Pokrovsk that had been under Moscow’s occupation. “Our battalion has managed to liberate a village called Pankivka and by that, we have created a threat for the enemy that had previously created a narrow salient,” he said.Pokrovsk is a vital area in Ukraine, as Russian forces have been attempting for more than a year now to conquer the area.“So the situation is, if we will get timely support from our partners, then we will be able to also react to any such advances in a timely fashion,” he said, noting that his forces need additional artillery and munitions from foreign partners to fight back against the predicted Russian attempt to advance. His call for aid came a day after Reuters reported that the Pentagon has approved at least two arms packages for Ukraine paid for by NATO partners, though it’s unclear what those packages may contain and when they may ship.While Ukraine is mostly self-reliant on its own defense industry for combat and reconnaissance drones, Kyiv still needs European nations to purchase and donate While drones can take out small groups of forces, Ukraine uses artillery to strike larger targets and groups of forces that Shyriaiev predicts could be advancing soon. “Artillery is important because different types of artillery systems of different calibers allow us to work from at different distances,” he said. “Without artillery, modern war is impossible.” “You cannot cover all of the needs of all of the fighting needs with drones, so artillery is not losing its relevance,” he added. Trump calls UK state dinner with King Charles 'one of the highest honors of my life'— as Melania stuns in brilliant yellow gownRussia resorts to using Nazi weapons in Ukraine war as Moscow raids museums to restock arms‘RHOM’ star Marysol Patton breaks down in tears over ‘mean girl’ Adriana de Moura’s body-shamingMaj. Oleh Shyriaiev, a Ukrainian military commander of Ukraine's 225th Separate Assault Regiment, told The Post, Russian forces are surging an estimated 16,000 troops for a renewed offensive in eastern Ukraine.Pokrovsk is a vital area in Ukraine, as Russian forces have been attempting for more than a year now to conquer the area.
Politics Exclusive Kyiv Russia Ukraine Ukraine War Vladimir Putin Volodymyr Zelensky Weapons
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Russia has given military training to around 20% of deported Ukrainian childrenRussian forces are believed to have taken over 35,000 Ukrainian children from their homes, largely in areas of Ukraine that Russia occupies.
Read more »
Russia launches large-scale attack on Ukrainian city, killing 2 and injuring at least 18Today's Video Headlines: 09/16/25
Read more »
Russia subjecting abducted Ukrainian children to 'forced militarization' at 210 facilities, study findsRussia is subjecting abducted Ukrainian children to 'forced militarization' at 210 facilities, even making them build drones, Yale researchers say.
Read more »
Trump and Vance headline administration-filled speaker lineup for Charlie Kirk memorialPresident Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance will speak at Charlie Kirk's funeral.
Read more »
Russia gives Ukrainian kids military training and reeducation, Yale researchers findThe Yale Humanitarian Research Lab says Russia's network of sites for Ukrainian children is larger than previously thought, and programs includes military training for children as young as 8.
Read more »
Russia gives Ukrainian kids military training and reeducation, Yale researchers findThe Yale Humanitarian Research Lab says Russia's network of sites for Ukrainian children is larger than previously thought, and programs includes military training for children as young as 8.
Read more »