Posted on 02/14/2023 2:17:16 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Ukrainian forces have reportedly blown up a bridge near the eastern city of Bakhmut, in a sign they may be planning to retreat from the area, which would give Russia a significant, symbolic boost ahead of the first anniversary of the war.
Troops blew up the bridge on Monday, according to a local Donetsk region news site. Ukraine denies it intends to leave Bakhmut, despite six months of heavy fighting and reportedly dwindling stockpiles.
It appears the Kremlin is concentrating maximum force on capturing Bakhmut before the one-year anniversary of the invasion on 24 February. Ukraine and its western allies have said over the past week that Russia had already begun a new offensive across the contact line in an attempt to gain ground before new western supplies arrived in the spring.
“It is clear that we are in a race of logistics,” Jens Stoltenberg, head of Nato, told reporters in Brussels on Monday.
Late on Tuesday Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, described the situation on the frontline as “extremely difficult”, especially in Donetsk and Luhansk.
“It is literally a battle for every metre of Ukrainian land,” Zelensky said in his evening address to the nation.
A Russian victory in Bakhmut would give the Kremlin a boost after months of setbacks and would be a stepping stone to fight for the two next big Ukrainian-controlled cities.
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“I think the war may end up in a stalemate. A little like the Korean War.”
That could very well be.
I think it'll end up with 500,000 military dead total (300k for Russia, 200k for Ukraine).
.
Keep on keepin on.
All I have to say.
Show me the rule, huckleberry.
no rule for you.
Bakhmut is the key to Ukraines entire Donbas defense. The miles of trenches and tunnels are a massive defeat. Pulling back allows Russia the ability to come in behind other segments of the entire front.
Russia will declare the Special Operation over, and will then give Ukraine another 800,000 fresh troops in two separate Army groups INSTEAD OF 160,000 currently employed in Ukraine.
The western MSM is preparing readers for a possible collaspe of Uke Frontline forces who are war weary abit battle tested.
Ukraine is about taste defeat after defeat. Six weeks from now Ukraine will lose approximately 40 - 70,000 casualties.; Russia may suffer 2x but Ukraine will also see their Polish boarder sealed by troops from Belarus.
I've heard reports that the Uke generals realize they need to retreat to defensible positions. Unfortunately, the Uke political leadership still thinks they can save face by hanging tough in vulnerable areas.
Sounds about right.
I think the Western rulers try to save face by dragging this out.
Who said anything about a ship?
Not even with 10X the artillery ammo?
Nah.
Artillery is the King of the Battlefield.
Russia has not been a Communist country for decades.
Bakhmut is being encircled.
You can see for yourself on this pro-Uke battle map.
https://liveuamap.com/
"...on the Russian side, the Russians are now capable of firing up to roughly 60,000 rounds a day, and Ukrainians are lucky if they can get six to seven thousand rounds out there in response to the Russian artillery attacks...
Almost 10 to 1.
Communism is more than economics. It is a system for maintaining power and controlling the population. Putin has been in power for 23 years. He is an admirer of Stalin. His armed forces fly the hammer and sickle flag. Russian changed the name of Liberty Plaza to Lenin Plaza. Opposition leaders are arrested or murdered.
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