"The fight for Bakhmut will change the trajectory of our war for independence and for freedom." -- Volodymyr Zelensky, 12.21.22.
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Current situation at Bakhmut city:
#RussianArmy broke #UkrainianArmy defense line & took control over School Nº 2 & Nº 40 & post office thus reaching Chaikovskoho street. The south supply line of Ukrainian forces to the city of Bakhmut is cut now.
Russian Breakthrough Southwest of Bakhmut | Bakhmut Front Update 08/04/23:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1-2Smeu-61CyCCdbHQ32Z6uJ6wbGdsZE&entry=yt&ll=48.65453714671097%2C38.15318898039936&z=9
Ukraine is retreating a block or two per day.
08 Apr: FOOTAGE: Ukrainians HIT RUSSIANS WITH HIMARS | War in Ukraine Explained . Ukraine retreats, Russia advances, both sides look for opportunities to hit each other hard, and for the length of the withdrawal Ukraine has inflicted more than what it got. Bakhmut's 0.00689% of Ukraine must be really important to Moscow to waste so many lives and so much equipment to spend a year taking it. Unfortunately for Putin, Bakhmut's value is to buy time and as a opportunity to kill Russians and destroy equipment while keeping the fighting from spreading westward.