Posted on 02/26/2023 6:48:02 AM PST by elpadre
Some 10,000 to 20,000 troops comprising the Ukrainian army in Bakhmut are now trapped. Reports say that the city is operationally encircled with diminishing chance of a breakout.
To the west of Bakhmut is a lot of open country and not much to prevent a Russian advance all the way to the Dnieper River. There is no hard evidence yet that the Ukrainian army has prepared a second line of defense.
This means the way may be open for a possible major offensive by Russian forces. Whether that will happen and what Russia’s goals are remain to be seen.
Most of the Russian advance in Bakhmut was by “private army” Wagner forces. Wagner troops are on the eastern and southern side of the town, and also in the north. A major stronghold, Yahidne, has now fallen.
Ukraine tried a counter-offensive that temporarily gained some ground, but now it has been rolled back. There is little chance that the Ukrainians have an opportunity to try again.
The weather is about to turn rainy and overcast. This makes it difficult for Ukrainian forces to retreat from the city in any orderly way. The roads are all but blocked, and forces evacuating across muddy farm fields will be difficult, leading to high casualties.
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That is only one injury type, most common casualties are just working, environmental, and safety ones.
Top combat ones are hearing and indirect blast injuries
Asia Times used to be respected when a Thai owned it.
Now, it has a pro China outlook. It refers to Japan and Okinawa. This is straight up Xi propaganda. Okinawa is a Prefecture of Japan.
Chinese claim the Okinawan archipelago, which consists of the Senkaku islands.
I’d need confirmation from reputable news to confirm this story.
Yes. I posted the MedCram link because you seemed to focus upon the critical 3-5 day period following a thermobaric injury.
Yes almost another 900,000 in reserves. They could also go to a full war footing and increase military production and spending. Estimate of 8000 “preserved” tanks are still in storage that could be remodeled and put back on service..mostly T-72s. Also China is indicating they may start selling munitions to Russia.
Still then there are a whole range of WMD from chemical, biological and of course nuclear.
So yea there is still room for escalation.
Even if Bakhmut falls, which is likely, Ukraine has had a year to prepare for it. Any Russian advance past Bakhmut will be just as hard as taking the city.
Russia is getting a self inflected lesson on defense in depth. Ukraine is extremely willing to make sure Russia learns it.
Ok, must have misunderstood that part or I forgot.. but 3-5 days is plenty of time to get them out of theater even then
Ukraine isn’t having issues as long as they can get them off the battlefield and it wasn’t a frag of the brain or heart
They ran over all of those tanks, they’re already into the t62s
Oh yeah, their factories are renovated these takes at a rate of 40 per month, that’s pretty damn good but that’s not going to be enough
I am starting to suspect the main Russian objective is to get us to expend our weapon reserves by giving them to Ukraine to waste, but that’s just me.
Bagels! (Or was it “Nuts”!?)
Those numbers sound very high
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