The Russian army is moving to Pokrovsk: why the invaders chose an inconvenient route for the offensive

According to all the laws of military science, it is necessary to strike a blow where the enemy awaits it. Recalling this rule, analyst Pavel Vernivsky draws attention to the fact that this is how the Russians did after Avdiivka look at the advance of the Russians in the Avdiivsky direction. And immediately I remember how I used to communicate with one interesting person on this topic.

He even then told me that if the Russians wanted to go to the Dnieper, then the most great one should do the road to Karlovka and Selidovo. However, in our favor, it is played by the fact that there is a Karlovsky reservoir on this path that can be blown up and stopped. And about a month ago, a comment from the German Julian Ryopke came out that Russians can go into the operational space in that direction. Only they went above the Karlovsky reservoir.

On the other hand, it was completely illogical, because unlike the direction towards Karlovka, there were no big, good roads at all, which can then be used to simplify logistics. Why did they choose the direction? I will say that I am not a military expert, but I immediately mention the books of Liddela Hart and Edward Lutvak on a military strategy: to beat where you are less awaiting.

Most likely, the Russians were well aware that the direction of a good highway is the simplest and most obvious for us. That is why it will be the greatest prepared defense, which can be strengthened by the features of the landscape, thus the reservoir. At the same time, there was also an understanding that the direction where there is no highway is the most difficult to promote, because it will be more difficult to move there and there will be complicated logistics for the enemy.