Posted on 06/04/2023 12:44:10 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Vladimir Putin’s troops “may not hold on to Bakhmut,” a military analyst has said.
Michael Kofman of the Center for Naval Analyses, a US research group, said Russian forces will “find it difficult to defend” Bakhmut now Wagner mercenary fighters are withdrawing from the city.
“And so they may not hold on to Bakhmut, and the whole thing may have ended up being for nothing for them down the line,” he told the War on the Rocks podcast in an interview on Tuesday.
Russian forces declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut last month after a nine-month battle with Ukrainian forces.
However, Ukrainian deputy defence minister Hanna Maliar has warned that “the battle for the Bakhmut area hasn’t stopped,” she said. “It is ongoing, just taking different forms.”
Maliar said artillery shelling still goes on in Bakhmut at levels similar to those at the height of the battle to take the city.
It comes as Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said his men would withdraw from the city, after a dispute with the Kremlin over a lack of ammunition received from Putin’s government.
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And a month ago they were not going to be able to take it. They were deserting in droves, with no ammo, and no reinforcement. I read it right here on FR!
It’s a slow news day on the ANY DAY NOW UKRAINE WILL LAUNCH THEIR OFFENSIVE front.
Where are the “JUST A FEW MORE BILLION DOLLARS” articles?
“Military expert”. I think I have those qualifications these days also. How do I get my paycheck?
This military “expert “ is a Ukrainian in the DC circle, never served a day in uniform.
Tremendous Russian Victory:
Depleted of missiles
Limited ammo
Fighting with only Shovels
Russia was able to take a strategic city
Or an insignificant city
Or an important city
Using only released felons who had no military experience
Or a minor victory
Now, Ukraine may be able to take back
This very significant and strategic city.
Only in Zeeperville.
Yep. Our Resident Female Ukraine Propaganda Minister still has not acknowledged
that Area has been taken by Russia.
After the Ruskies take Marinka will we be seeing an article from him that says they MAY be unable to hold that town, too?
What about all of the territory they have captured to date?
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The only battle he fought was whether to use MLA or APA formats
Who does he say will win the Super Bowl?
How many times has prigozhin said he would leave? LOL
Russia can’t defend its own cities against a couple dozen partisans. Putinists might want to look in the mirror before casting stones elsewhere.
After the Ruskies take Marinka will we be seeing an article from him that says they MAY be unable to hold that town, too?
What about all of the territory they have captured to date?
Captured territory? You mean like the bottom the Black Sea which the flagship Moskva now occupies.
Russia is now ‘the World’s Second Army’ in Russia.
Actions, reactions. Stay tuned.
What about it? Based on Russian progress in the war since Feb. 2022 it looks like Russia specializes in losing territory.
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