Russians near Pokrovsk lost more in a month than during the Second Chechen War, according to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Russia has lost more personnel in a month near Pokrovsk than during the entire duration of the Second Chechen War, which lasted 10 years from 1999 to 2009.

This information was reported by RBK-Ukraine, citing Viktor Tregubov, spokesperson for the Operational-Strategic Group of Troops "Khortytsia," during a telethon.

"Near Pokrovsk, there were 7,000 irretrievable (losses for Russia, - ed.) in January alone... Let's compare. According to the official declaration from the Russians, they suffered 6,000 irretrievable losses during the Second Chechen War," the spokesperson stated.

He added that such losses are incurred by the occupiers without storming the city, instead attempting to bypass it.

"In other words, on one front, they are losing in a month as much as they have in modern localized wars," Tregubov noted.

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According to the spokesperson, the Pokrovsk direction remains the hottest spot. In the past 24 hours, there have been up to 54 combat encounters recorded there. Tregubov pointed out that the progress made by the Russians near Pokrovsk over the last month has been minimal.

Fighting for Pokrovsk

It is important to note that Pokrovsk is a city in the Donetsk region that has become one of the key defense points for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the east of Ukraine.

According to the General Staff, there were 133 combat encounters on the front in the last 24 hours. In the Pokrovsk direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled 54 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, reported that the Defense Forces neutralized 15,000 occupiers in the Pokrovsk direction in January.