[wiseprince]

Why encircle it when you hold it? Wasn’t that the initial claim?

[tennmountainman]

She has made a lot of claims.
She is Propganda Minister For Ukraine

[BroJoeK]

wiseprince: "Why encircle it when you hold it? Wasn’t that the initial claim?"

The maps showed Russia about 9 months to take nearly all of Bakhmut, losing, we're told circa 100,000 casualties in the effort, while Ukrainians slowly gave ground.

At the end now 10 months the maps show Ukrainians still contesting a small area on the western outskirts of Bakhmut.
Ukraine's forces appear to be hoping to encircle Bakhmut from the north and south, making slow progress, but perhaps faster progress than Russians (Wagner!) made moving west.

Nothing is certain as of today.

[dforest]

The place is quite frankly, leveled.

[Rocco DiPippo]

There is no coming victory for Youcrayne. Only more death and horror.

Youcrayne propagandists, take note and face reality.