Posted on 03/07/2023 2:09:08 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Between 20,000 and 30,000 Russian troops have been killed and wounded in the battle for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut since it began last summer, Western officials say.
The epic nature of the battle is out of all proportion to Bakhmut's strategic significance, they add.
But after more than six months of grinding, horrific fighting, the future of Bakhmut still hangs in the balance.
Since the fighting began, some 90% of its pre-invasion population has fled.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
“Up to 30,000 Russian casualties claimed in Bakhmut”
I got a better one from the Western Media:
A bunch of Ukrainian Scuba Divers BLEW UP Nordstream!!!
Well, why not, and we’re pulling Shiite out of thin air.
Jon-boy doesn’t participate in any thread that shows Russia losing
fyi
It’s sad that posters on this forum seem to be rooting for the death of other people. We should be pushing for a ceasefire and peace talks.
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You aren’t interested in how many Russian boys have died in the mud around Bakhmut just so keyboard warriors like you have a propaganda victory to plaster the internet with?
It’s a very defensible spot on the Donbas front.
Complex terrain, river, streams, lakes and reservoirs. A road hub. The rail doesn’t matter much unless it’s way behind the front. A good place to hold as a redoubt.
Very much like Verdun in 1914, save for the folkloric fame Verdun already had in those days, as a traditional border bastion.
Any folklore Bakhmut has, it has acquired in the course of this war.
The Ukrainians doing in Nordstream was my first take from last year. It’s not that hard.
“The Ukrainians doing in Nordstream was my first take from last year. It’s not that hard.”
Yep, and they swam out there, under the radar, with their fins and snorkels.
Why are you even posting anything here?
Thank you for the background, much appreciated!
but how is it so important to everyone?
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Donbass falls, ( Ethnic Russian provinces liberated) one of Vlads stated objectives is met. If you cared to read Vlads speech Feb 24 22, he clearly stated his objectives.
Vlad still holds all the cards.
The McNamara Fallacy rears its ugly head. Some people never learn.
This is the 3rd time I’m telling you, stop pinging me to threads I’m not posting on.
“Vlad still holds all the cards.”
But he doesn’t hold Kyiv, Kherson, Lviv, and soon enough he won’t hold Crimea.
Because the Ukrs are very well supplied from….
Mmmm
Wait….thinking
“Why are you even posting anything here?”
Because I’m bored and you are being silly.
As for how - no, they sailed there, in a ship. They found the pipeline through its publicly given GPS location in marine charts, well plotted for navigation safety reasons. Fine plotting could be by commercial sonar. Drop divers, lower the bomb over the side, divers guide bomb into place by giving directions to the ship, set the timer, and there you go.
This sort of thing is SOP in marine engineering.
Commercial diving and handling equipment.
Buy a suitable ship anywhere in Europe. A fishing trawler, an oilfield service vessel, etc. Just needs sonar and a suitable crane. There are tons of them.
The explosives could be straight from Ukraine. They have lots, notably old Naval mines and torpedoes, etc. But they could easily make a custom one too.
Ukraine has divers. Many work in contract gigs around the world.
Please send your theories to Seymour Hersh.
I’m sure he’ll follow up
your such knuckle head, daily doses of knucklehead, great entertainment
“Hang in Balance” what a crock of BS. The Ukraine army is all but cut off with just one small road to retreat. Almost have the city is already occupied. The best case scene is for the Ukraines to pull back to artillery range of Bakhmut.
Russians lost about 50 men a day, the Ukes lose about 200-300 a day.
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