It’s almost like it was all propaganda.
“Russian forces, despite the losses in manpower and equipment, managed to advance south of Bakhmut. It’s becoming clear that the enemy is trying to cut the Ukrainian supply roads and at least partially encircle Ukrainian troops defending the town.”
the enemy is trying to cut the Ukrainian supply roads and at least partially encircle Ukrainian troops defending the town They have been working on that since February, moving their line forward about five miles, or about 1/2 mile per month of fighting.
Kuzyk on the front lines writes......: "In this area, they have concentrated assault groups, and a lot of resources. They are trying to show the whole world that they are capable of anything. When they realized that they could not take Bakhmut head-on, they began a circling maneuver, trying to go around from the right and left. They began to press attacks in all directions. So now their offensive has spread all over the area.
The situation is difficult, because in some areas, for example, in Kherson, a lot of our equipment was concentrated, and could hit its targets well. There is still no parity in artillery here near Bakhmut. The Russians have much better armament in terms of artillery. They are thrashing us.
When the men were standing in formation, the commanders came and said: ......"Guys, we understand everything – cold, rain, swamp – it's hard. If you don't want to, raise your hand, you won't have any questions.".... Two people raised their hands, they were taken aside and shot in front of the entire formation. Then they asked: ....who still does not want to fight? These guys are driven by fear and constantly storm our positions in small groups.
https://news.yahoo.com/continuous-assaults-water-logged-trenches-155500309.html