Posted on 03/03/2023 1:35:36 PM PST by Navy Patriot
Engineer units of the 24th and 93rd mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces began February 27 to blow up bridges in Artemovsk (Bakhmut). By destroying railway and road bridges, the Ukrainian army wants to slow the advance of Russian forces deep into the city.
First, the enemy blew up the bridge over the Bakhmutka River in the northeastern part of Artemovsk. In addition, the automobile bridge over the canal northwest of the city, which served as a communication route with the surrounding area – Chasovy Yar, Bogdanovka and Kalinovka, no longer works.
Another reason for the destruction of the bridges could be the fear of the Ukrainian side that the weapon arsenals of several large Ukrainian Armed Forces formations defending Artemovsk might fall into the hands of Russian Armed Forces units. They store thousands of anti-tank missiles, shells for mortars and grenade launchers, reconnaissance and satellite communication equipment. It is known that at the beginning of the Russian special operation, ammunition was placed in the industrial zone of the electrical plant and the Tsvetmet factory, as well as in the trolleybus depot.
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More winning!!
What they are calling a river is more like a creek.
Sounds very WW2. Gigantic, endless land war. Yeah, lets pour all of our tax money into that. Not.
Wait....ummmmm...
I thought this was where the Ukes were going to something, something to the dastardly Russian something or others and ride their victorious momentum right into ANOTHER victory party in Red Square.
I’m sure some Zeepers will be along to tell us how this is in Zelensky’s Plan for Victory.
did they blow it up before or after they crossed it
Bkmk
How can they be retreating? Oh wait that was yesterday, tomorrow they’ll be advancing under horrendous Russian casualties.
Most likely.
And that plan is to send Billions more US Taxpayer Money to Ukraine.
Make that Trillions.
There is rumor that Ukes stranded SOME of their units there.
It’s over. Take your white flags and go home.
Mr. Z will be performing in the rubble with his new high heels... bought for billions from American tax payers.
During the crossing from middle of bridge haha!
I hate when that happens
The Ukes are intentionally destroying critical civilian infrastructure.
by definition, a “crimes against humanity.” ?
(According to Kamala “cackles” Harris)
Well, they are pretty good at killing their own and blaming the Rooskies. Such a plan!
One of the reasons the Ukrainians were able to push back the Russians from Kyiv, Kharkiv and Kherson was because they let the military guys do the strategy and tactical plans and logistics.
On the Russian side it was the politicians who directed a toons, down to the Wagners being tossed in.
Zelensky is good at soundbites that back in February heartened Ukrainians to fight and since then has been drumming up support that Ukraine needs to push Putin’s invasion back. He does not direct military actu
“I don’t think the Ukrainians will get lucky again like they did at the beginning of the war”
Well the Ukrainians
1. Fought off the elite VDV paratroopers a d won the battle for Kyiv in March 2022
2. Denied Russian forces both Odessa and Mykolaiv in June 2022, preventing a Russian takeover of the Ukrainian black sea coast.
3. Defeated the Russian forces at Kharkiv, winning back huge chunks of land. They did this in September
4. Won back Kherson in November
5. Held Bakhmut for 7 months against the full brunt of Russian forces.
That sounds more than luck
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