Recently, the Russian army has achieved significant tactical successes in capturing the city of Selydove and its surroundings in the Donetsk region. However, Russian concentration in the southern direction has considerably slowed the potential occupation of Pokrovsk, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). It is noted that the enemy’s success in Selydove and its outskirts occurred due to the Russians’ ability to maintain a large-scale offensive directly toward Pokrovsk, which had been previously identified as an operational objective. Geolocated videos released on October 22 and…