Russian Forces Advancing Towards Bakhmut After Capturing Soledar—ISW

Newsweek ^ | 1-17-23 | Isabel Van Brugen

[AAABEST]

Russian forces are advancing towards the embattled city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine after capturing the nearby salt-mining town of Soledar, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

[AAABEST]

Posting from my Droid, so it's probably bad.

Also bad for the Uke disrupters. They keep telling us this isn't happening.

[Williams]

No one told you any such thing Russia obviously is in an effort to recapture bakhmut.

[mac_truck]

Link posted just fine.

[AAABEST]

Don’t tell me what I read... Williams. I was there when I read it.

And please just shut up for a few months - so I can stop thinking you turned into a a total blithering idiot... over some $***hole.

[Williams]

Then don’t generalize and tell me what I wrote.

[PGR88]

I’m trying to remain neutral and above all the bullshit propaganda - particularly coming from the US deep state.

But the line-of-control map in Bakhmut has not changed in 7 months. Why should it be any different this time?

[Right_Wing_Madman]

If the ISW (neocon, pro-Ukraine, pro-Zelensky, all of it) is worried about Bakhmut, then the UA is in trouble.

I read some reports over the weekend that Zelensky was contemplating a withdrawal (urged by Pentagon), but this appears not to be true. In fact, he has sent reinforcements to Donbass. Zelensky has put his eggs in the Bakhmut basket (this worthless piece of terrain).

[BobL]

“Russian forces are advancing towards the embattled city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine after capturing the nearby salt-mining town of Soledar, according to the Institute for the Study of War”

Only took ISW two weeks to figure that out. I wonder if they still think they can break up Russia into 8 different countries?

[wildcard_redneck]

"No one told you any such thing Russia obviously is in an effort to recapture bakhmut."

You. Right. Now. 😬

[frithguild]

But the line-of-control map in Bakhmut has not changed in 7 months.

RF has taken most of Klisichivka (south of Bakmut), including a fortification in the South (may have been used in WWI but I am not sure). If the northern fortification falls, the RF has isolated an threatens highway T-054 to Bakmut from Chasiv Yar west of Bakmut.

North of Bakhmut in Soledar the RF captured the rail and highway to Siversk, cutting of resupply of Bakhmut to the North. So Bakhmut has a single roadway for resupply.

This notwithstanding an estimsted 97,500 AFU force in the area.

RF seems to be content to apply force without taking substantial pieces of real estate because their kill ratio is very favorable due to their 1B75 Penicilin acoustic-thermal artillery.