Posted on 02/26/2023 2:27:58 PM PST by delta7
Here are a couple of big picture maps showing the current position of Russian and Ukrainian forces in Bakhmut and the surrounding area. As you can see the Russians (i.e., the Wagner Group) are making rapid advances after months of slow progress and appear to be on the verge of a tactical encirclement of the Ukrainian units.
It is important to understand the terrain of the Bakhmut area. The photos below show a landscape that reminds me of the state I grew up in — Missouri. Rolling hills, farmland and light forest that surround small cities. The first photo is looking north and shows the positions of the Russian and Ukrainian forces in the area. This area is not easily traversed by tanks. This is why artillery is the preferred weapon for dislodging units dug in on ridges and along the roads.
What makes the situation so desperate for Ukrainian forces at the moment is that they have been forced from their fortified entrenchments and are seeking shelter in temporary fox holes and tree lines.
Here is an update from today describing the developing situation:
There are reports of Wagner approaching Bogdanovka (west of Bakhmut) which increases the threat of encirclement.
The 2nd map shows approximate number of Ukrainian units in the same area.
The ones in yellow circle would be able to withdraw (unless they decide otherwise) The ones in the red circle will be in a difficult position.
It’s said that General Slursky arrived in Bakhmut to oversee the withdrawal of the more combat ready units, leaving territorial defence units to hold the rear After months of predictions of Ukraine retreating from Bakhmut it appears the moment is nigh. One of the key unanswered questions is how many Ukrainian soldiers will be captured and how many will escape. Regardless, this will mark another phase for Russia in its Ukrainian campaign to demilitarize and denazify. Ukraine’s next line of defense to the west (Kramatorsk and Seversk) is problematic because it sits in low ground and will be more vulnerable to Russian artillery.
In normal times the setback in Bakhmut would cause the U.S. and NATO to reassess the wisdom of its continued support for Ukraine and look for an escape route. But these are not normal times. It is more likely that the NATO crew will become more hysterical and double down on their support for Ukraine, including trying to accelerate the delivery of long range missiles which will further antagonize Russia. In short, the war will continue.
2014 coup is just the latest talking point because the others lacked traction.
Ukraine is Russia, Ukraine banned Russian, globohomos, Christian Russia, Nazis, NATO plans to attack Russia, WEF, Soros, Klaus Schwab, Big Guy’s 10%, Neocons, WW3....
Now the “2014 coup” caused Russia to launch a war in 2022.
I’m going to miss Russia.
My bad, meant to add execution as well.
The Russians learned how to do this back at Stalingrad. This should not be a big surprise as a lot of Ukrainians were there too.
If anyone is likely to disappear it’s Ukraine mot Russia.
BREAKING: Zelensky warns Americans who don't want to give more $ to Ukraine: "If they do not change their opinion, if they do not understand us, if they do not support Ukraine, they will lose NATO, they will lose the clout of the United States."
pic.twitter.com/6shG06haJS— Antonio Sabato Jr (@AntonioSabatoJr) February 26, 2023
I am mimicking a disgusting post by Jon Preston smirking about the likely loss of our aircraft carriers.
Ukraine isn’t going to disappear.
You have no point and no one should listen to you.
Whether they support Russia or Ukraine, you are a fraud.
50,000 demonstrate in Berlin for an end to NATOs war in Ukraine.
The war propaganda of the mainstream media is wearing thin.
There is an old meme that goes something like this:
The French will die for love.
The British will die for honor.
The Americans will die for freedom.
The Russians will die.
What it means is that the Russians will fight until they win or until they all die.
Luckily, George Soros has sworn to fight Russia to the last Ukrainian life.
Little does Zelensky know that I would love to lose NATO, that would be preferable to the West continuing these never ending wars to preserve US financial hegemony. How many coups can we conduct in a year to keep the global south in line? Because from what I can see most of the non-Western countries would be happy to get off the dollar as reserve currency.
They are tired of us exporting our inflation to them and seem very interested in the commodities back currency being put together by Russia & China. Are we prepared to force these non-Western countries to use the dollar for trade at the barrel of a gun? Because that is what its coming down to.
More blather, this time from the Russian side. I suppose we had news reports like this from the Western Front in WWI.
From your keyboard to God’s ears!
I would hope that the Ukrainians have a plan to bust out of Bahkmut because outside of symbolism it really has little strategic value that I can see. The Ukrainians have stuck it out there taking heavy casualties from artillery because Western media turned the town into a “Stalingrad” moment. If they withdraw or suffer defeat the cheerleaders in the West may withdraw funding.
This is a Russian style of war, not that of the Ukrainians. I feel sorry for those guys because they are getting pounded.
Well, looks like we can now call Bakmut Artymosk, the historical Russian name.
The equivalent of Nazi Germany’s Eastern front - loss of Stalingrad. How fitting. The parallels between Zelensky’s Neo Nazis and Hitlers Nazis are striking,eastern front , drafting 18-60 year olds, outlawing all political parties, etc….
Ukraine 1991-2023 RIP
Enjoy your rubble, Vlad.
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You would do well to view the Marioupol rebuilding on you tube. He is rebuilding it in record time. Best to let Vlad have Ukraine, he has the money and resources to rebuild it, something the bankrupted collective West does not have.
It explains why Vlad has shown much restraint, He did not with Marioupol as it was the Azov Nazis training center and HQ. Denazification, pure and simple. He will accomplish denazification, no question.
This war ends on Vlads terms, get used to it.
I could care less how it ends or who “wins”
The waste and death is stomach churning — especially all our tax dollars getting pissed away on it.
But then, the 21st century overall has been a disgusting disaster.
“Any article that refers to “denazifying” terrain is pure crap.”
Yup. Obvious bias.
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