Posted on 02/16/2023 2:07:57 PM PST by marcusmaximus
Russia could encircle the war-ravaged city of Bakhmut in Ukraine's Donetsk region by March or April, according to a new assessment by Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner Group, which has been leading an offensive alongside Russian troops against the city since July.
In video interviews with Russian media published late on February 15, Prigozhin, who has been sidelined by the Kremlin in recent weeks, appeared to shift expectations on the potential capture of Bakhmut.
Prigozhin blasted Russia's "monstrous military bureaucracy" for its failure to seize the city before the end of last year, and warned that Russia should not underestimate or play down Ukraine's armed forces by saying that Bakhmut is "surrounded."
"If they are not surrounded, why should we say they are? We shouldn't downplay the enemy in this," he said.
He said his best guess for possible encirclement of the industrial city is in March or April, although new weapon deliveries by Western allies to Ukraine will have a significant impact on his assessment.
"It's very hard to guess. It all depends on how actively...they're now getting new weapon types," Prigozhin said.
"We will be definitely destroying these Leopards. We'll definitely figure out how to burn them, but it's a factor of extreme importance too," Prigozhin added.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
Actually, it was the Spanish who invented the "fire bombs" during their Civil War from 1936 to 1939. The Finns later improved the mixture and used them against the Russians during the Winter War of 1940, giving them the name "Molotov cocktails" to mock Molotov's propaganda.
Actually it was the Finns!
Named it after the then Soviet Foregin Minister
I doubt he thought it was a compliment.
Well, touche then. Still if they have gasoline, Russians can make them. Probably not too effective against modern tanks, but better than nothing.
Shoigu under pressure. I’m concerned that Russia tested a new approach to mass missile attacks last night and both sides have been uncharacteristically quiet about the results and countermeasures. Russia used balloons, decoy missiles, EW spoofs and attacked at night instead of in the daylight. Concerning.
“If he is the Jon boy to whom I think you are referring, he is a pathological liar.”
Of course he is.
“Ukrainian reinforcements seen arriving to Bakhmut, February 13/14. Worth noting that all tanks, except the T-64BV on the last photo, belonged to Russians and were captured by Ukrainians. “
https://twitter.com/Militarylandnet/status/1626315713202819072
They should send them sledgehammers and let them sort it out for themselves.
He sounds like a government worker predicting outcomes based on the assumption that actions have no reactions or countermeasures.
The German Tanks start showing up in March. The Bradley’s will be in Ukraine by the weekend.
Have they run out of sledgehammers? That’s Wagner’s favorite weapon.
“The Bradley’s will be in Ukraine by the weekend.”
WOW, may it be so!
circle jerk do not take their bait!
Jim Rob has provided us all with an ad free forum for many years.
Operatives would love to see our little part of the internet full of descension and ill will.
Tear it Apart from the inside!
stop engauging them directly talk amongst yourselves.
Jonny pusty? Yes he is fos
LOL. Yet here you are with your ping list trying to create “descension and ill will” in this very thread by disrupting an ongoing conversation among a few like minded FReepers . Pot. Meet kettle.
Did I tell you I was a Good Guy?
No,I didn’t Sparky!
Ivan Preston? A pathetic liar.
Well if the shoe fits
Good one.
Awesome. RuSSia’s donations to Ukraine are paying off.
He is that.
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