[caww]

The Battle of Bakhmut will go down in history as the fight where the Ukrainian Army, fully supplied, supported and trained by NATO, took its worst losses of the War. Without NATO aid, this war would have been over a long time ago.

Here the Russians plant their flag at the top of one of the few buildings still standing.

[Timber Rattler]

... one of the few buildings still standing.

Which makes the Russians' 10-month military focus on that town pointless.

[JonPreston]

Without NATO aid, this war would have been over a long time ago.

Yes, and only the arrogance and hubris of Washington/London keeps the slaughter going forward. I'll never take anything away from the brave professional Ukrainian military. But the corrupt leadership is unworthy of support. I hope they walk away from their posts and hand their guns to Zelensky and Biden.