Intense fighting continues to grip eastern Ukraine, with emerging reports indicating Ukrainian forces in Myrnohrad are increasingly isolated. As Russian forces tighten thier control over the Donetsk region-with claims of advancements near Pokrovsk [[1]]-the situation for Ukrainian defenders is rapidly deteriorating. This report, based on information current as of Wednesday, December 3, details the challenges facing troops in Myrnohrad as Russia attempts to encircle the city and disrupt vital supply lines.
- Ukrainian forces in Myrnohrad are reportedly all but surrounded, according to multiple sources.
- Rotation attempts frequently encounter Russian troops, forcing a retreat.
- The city may hold hundreds of soldiers, with the army seeking alternative logistical routes to reach them.
- Ground robots are playing a key role in supplying the troops, but only one of three is able to enter the city.
- Videos of the day: shelling of Myrnohrad, ground robots evacuating soldiers, an older presentation of TerMIT, a failed Russian drone launch of Molnyja, motorcyclists obstructed by fiber optic cables, and a Russian robot with drone and mine protection.
Information in this text is a summary of events from Wednesday, December 3. The situation may have changed since then.
The situation for Ukrainian soldiers holding the city of Myrnohrad is deteriorating, with reports emerging that they are effectively encircled by Russian forces. While Ukrainian officials maintain that logistics are still possible and are exploring alternative supply routes for the city’s defenders, the situation on the ground paints a grim picture. The fighting around Myrnohrad and the nearby city of Pokrovsk is intensifying, raising concerns about the fate of Ukrainian troops in the region.
Though often referred to as a single urban area, the situations in Myrnohrad and Pokrovsk differ significantly. According to some reports, Russian forces now control approximately 95 percent of Pokrovsk, though Ukrainian units were able to withdraw gradually, with the possibility that some soldiers remain engaged in fighting within the city.
Around Myrnohrad, a city of roughly 46,000 residents before the war, Russian forces have been steadily tightening their grip. While direct advances on the city have been limited, Russian troops are successfully flanking Ukrainian positions and cutting off escape routes. Ukrainian defenders are facing an increasingly complex situation, and accounts from soldiers and video footage suggest they are, in effect, surrounded.
The Ukrainian portal Hromadske spoke with two Ukrainian soldiers from the 38th Brigade of Naval Infantry fighting in the city.
