Crucial Hours for Donetsk: Will the Armed Forces of Ukraine Hold Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.

The coming hours will be critical for the Donetsk region, which is currently under Ukrainian control. If the situation unfolds unfavorably, the cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk may be cut off from Dnipro, and they will have to receive supplies through Kharkiv.

Military expert of the German publication Bild, Julian Röpcke, stated on social media X that Russian troops have broken through Ukrainian defenses north of Pokrovsk and reached the road connecting Dnipro with Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.

Crucial Hours for Donetsk - What is Known about the Situation

The expert noted that Ukrainian forces have limited time to stop the Russian units, ideally from the direction of Dobropillya. This is possible provided that a frontal assault is conducted. Otherwise, Russian troops will be able to strengthen their position and fully occupy the territory.

If the situation does not change, the occupiers may deploy drones and mechanized units on the front section. This will lead to cutting off the cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk from Dnipro and supplying them through Kharkiv.

Julian Röpcke called on Ukraine to act quickly and regain control over certain territory within a few days. In case of failure, Russia may cancel the agreement on the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Donbas.

This information became known in the context of the difficult situation in the Dobropillya area and the report of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky regarding the situation on the front.

A representative of the troops 'Dnipro', Viktor Trehubov, explained that the situation in the Pokrovsk and Dobropillya directions regularly causes misunderstandings.

The provided news regarding the critical situation in the Donetsk region, where Russian troops have broken through Ukrainian defenses near the cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, requires urgent actions to regain control and avoid the possible cutting off of these cities from Dnipro. The above information and the call provide context and importance to the situation for maintaining security and stability in the region.