There are many out there saying that the two efforts in Pokrovsk was some heroic rescue mission to rescue some high ranking general or indeed two very important CIA operatives and indeed because the real reason may be utterly unfathomable to normal human beings, this may well be a narrative that Ukraine ultimately, put out to justify these two hairbrained missions.

The truth is far more chilling and far more disturbing than most people can possibly fathom, it is also one that no one in the west ultimately wants to admit to or have you realise, indeed, you may still not be able to accept the uncomfortable truth and may opt for a wild conspiracy theory as a comfort blanket. So the facts of the two failures are very straight forward.

Ukrainian sources claim the operation was to disrupt enemy positions, clear strongpoints, and restore supply lines, this is nonsense and shows that the reason for the operations is even something they wish to conceal.

The first mission, which was launched the night of 28 October, dropped 11 GUR commandos in an open field northwest of Pokrovsk’s industrial zone. The video showed troops disembarking and fanning out rapidly. Insertion was at night/low visibility to minimize detection, but Russian reconnaissance drones spotted the low-flying helicopter and destroyed the 11 commandos.

The subsequent mission, which was launched on the night of 30 October using two Blackhawk helicopters, inserted two groups (total ~20–24 troops) in the same general area and they suffered the same fate as the first group.

That is the bare bones of the mission. Now lets deal with the nonsense of high ranking generals.

Not a chance. When front line hardened troops and mercenaries were being pulled out of Pokrovosk a week before and raw recruits on suicidal drives were being thrown in to the cauldron, if you think for one moment, some general was left behind, think again.

Even the Ukrainian radio chatter confirmed this.

Likewise the very silly idea that two high ranking CIA operatives were inside and had not made it out, while some mercenary soldiers from France were pulled out weeks earlier. It is simply not the case and covers the real reason for the botched missions and that was to plant a flag.

I will say that again it was to plant a Ukrainian flag on the steelworks.

Bullshit right ?

Ok, there have been attempts at flying helicopters in before, remember the suicide mission to the Azovstal steel works?

Everyone, including yours truly, thinking some high ranking officer must be in there, turned out there was no one of any real importance in there, the men who died trying to get in were carrying a large Ukraine flag found among the wreckage.

The Ukrainians have form on this before, sending a suicidal dinghy crew to plant a flag in areas already secured by the Russians. In fact, there have been at least three instances of this before.

There is also the fact that they were dropped in the area of the steel works. Remember the PR battle is vitally important to Ukraine and those in the west.

Look at how we are holding out bravely against the Russian hordes.

It is not just a flag, it’s a $10 billion dollar flag, look at this, if only we had more money, more weapons, look our guys will not quit, when 99% have headed for the hills already. In a vastly unpopular war you have to sell, sell, sell when your narrative does not fit the facts, you have to convince your backers it is worth it. But it is not just money the flag represents, it’s an article of faith, of the overwhelming belief in the cause.

Unless you are a fanatic or have seen them in action your mind cannot fathom the simplicity or the madness of these people.