Zeepers like laughing about Russia not fully surrounding Bakhmut. The entire point of leaving open a point of resupply and reinforcement is so Russian artillery can wipe out all they send. If they encircled the city piecemeal, that’s less men and material Russia can destroy. It’s a black hole for the ukies. They just keep feeding men and supplies to Russian guns. If Russia wanted that supply line closed, it would be closed.
A private can understand this.
But in the 2020s it’s all about the memes and narrative.
If Russias intent was to not encircle bahkmut, then why all the false bragging for the last 8 months by the agression supporters that it was surronded, encircled,has fallen, etc,etc,when that was supposedly never the objective? Does not add up.
Your post would have some rational basis if your fellow pro-Putin posters had not been claiming for months that Russia's plan was to encircle Bakhmut and surround the Ukrainians.
Now that the encirclement failed you make up a new rationale for Russia's behavior.
Why don't you tell us why the destruction of an oil terminal in Crimea was a part of Russia's strategic plan also.
That will probably be part of your assignment from the Russian MOD next week.
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