If anything, they’re trying to draw more more Ukrainians into the grinder.
Russia is starting using 250 and 500kg glide bombs launched from bombers in bakmut and other places in recent weeks
These bombs can travel 40-80km meaning the bombers are out of Air defense range
Ukraine is trrung to move what S300 air defense systems they have left
closer to the front line to counter but they get into the range of lancet drones .
New videos in recent days of Russian drones taking out s300’s and many of the glide bomb attacks
Ukraine is in panic begging for F-16’s to shoot down the bombers
you do realize that the attackers lose more people than defenders?