Unlike other areas of the front, the terrain near Pokrovsk favors the offensive actions of Russian troops, states military expert Oleksii Hetman in a comment to RBC-Ukraine’s YouTube channel. “The explanation is straightforward (as to why Russia is actively advancing in the Pokrovsk direction). The terrain near Pokrovsk is most conducive to offensive actions and least suitable for defense,” Hetman said. According to him, in the Toretsk direction and around Chasiv Yar, the terrain, on the other hand, supports Ukrainian forces. “There, the enemy deploys as many forces as they do in the Pokrovsk …