Ukrainian service members on social media are comparing the situation in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad to the August retreat from Sudzha in the Kursk region. They accuse the command of concealing the real situation and highlight the role of Russian drones in blocking supply lines.

"There are no words, just complete ******! I don't even know how to comment on this... I'll say one thing: the situation is reminiscent of Sudzha, when the Ukrainian Armed Forces were struggling to get out. It's painful that now these half-baked commanders are feeding us such ***** about how everything is fine." — wrote one of the popular bloggers in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

He called for an end to the deception.

Another fighter pointed out the key threat:

"Everything we're seeing today in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad is primarily due to Russian military drones, which are blocking our logistics. The same brigades that destroyed our logistics in the Kursk direction last winter and spring continue to operate."