The media is catching up to idea that the Russian’s ARE beginning to attack other area’s of the Ukraine besides Bakhmut…..
The Russian are not reportily making gains but are engaging Ukraine forces ….
Hoping to not let the Ukraine forces have enough troops to push a Spring Offense , stalling things, hopng the Ukraine runs short of ammo?
Russia will allow the Ukraine/Russian agreement on Ukraine grain export to continue….
We read about mass Russian causalities in the media , but one has to assume that the Ukraine has had a good many also….
The Russian’s ARE slowly taking over all or what’s left of Bakhmut….
The Ukraine is getting good are turning the power back on. after Russian attack cutting the effectiveness of Russian rocket attacks….
Moldava is looking for Russian efforts to infiltrate their country with protester against their government…
The two top American Republican’s running for President next year do NOT support backing the Ukraine agains Russia, even though most of their party members in Congress do…
Oh and rich Russian’s go to sunny and warm Dubai…..They don’t get drafted…..
While the city of Bakhmut has been the main focus of Russia’s assault, Moscow is also targeting other areas of eastern Ukraine. Here’s what we are covering:
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Russia steps up attacks on an eastern town as part of a broader attempt to advance.
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Here’s the latest on the war and its ripple effects across the globe.
- The head of the Russian mercenary Wagner Group described the situation in Bakhmut as “very difficult.”In a video message posted Sunday on Telegram, Yevgeniy Prigozhin said, “The closer we are to the city center, the harder the battles, the more artillery works against us, and the more tanks.”
- Almost all roads out of Bakhmut have been cut off by Russian troops and fierce fighting. Just one viable road out of the city remains, Highway T0504, also known as the “highway of life.” The crucial route is used by Ukrainian soldiers to move in fresh troops, ammunition and water — and to evacuate the wounded and the dead. Ukrainian soldiers say Russia’s forces are also aware of the road’s importance and have tried to shred it with artillery.
- Russia’s military leadership could be letting the Wagner Group bear the brunt of casualties in the battle for the eastern Ukrainian city to weaken Prigozhin’s political influence within Russia, according to analysts at the Institute for the Study of War, the U.S. think tank. Prigozhin and Russia’s military chiefs have had a number of public squabbles recent months.
- A captured Ukrainian soldier summarily executed on video by Russian forces was awarded the title of “Hero of Ukraine” by Zelensky. In his nightly address, Zelensky described the late soldier as “a man whom all Ukrainians will know. A man who will be remembered forever.” Last week, Zelensky accused Russian troops of “brutally killing” the captive and vowed to hold those responsible accountable. Russia has not commented on the allegation.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Telegram that its forces killed more than 220 Ukrainian service members in the eastern Donetsk region in the past day and destroyed several combat vehicles and a long-range artillery piece. The Post could not independently verify the claims.
- Russian shelling in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv destroyed residential buildings and killed a man and woman in their 40s, regional governor Vitali Kim said Monday on Telegram. Mykolaiv, an important port city and shipbuilding center, has been a key target since the start of the war.
- Power was restored to affected areas in Ukraine on Sunday after a hypersonic missile attack last week left regions without electricity, according to Zelensky. “Kharkiv has electricity. Zhytomyr region has electricity. All cities and communities that had problems with energy supply have been powered again,” he said in his nightly address…
Ukraine military story…
U.S. and European officials have estimated that as many as 120,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or wounded since the start of Russia’s invasion early last year, compared with about 200,000 on the Russian side, which has a much larger military and roughly triple the population from which to draw conscripts. Ukraine keeps its running casualty numbers secret, even from its staunchest Western supporters.
Statistics aside, an influx of inexperienced draftees, brought in to plug the losses, has changed the profile of the Ukrainian force, which is also suffering from basic shortages of ammunition, including artillery shells and mortar bombs, according to military personnel in the field….
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The situation on the battlefield now may not reflect a full picture of Ukraine’s forces, because Kyiv is training troops for the coming counteroffensive separately and deliberately holding them back from current fighting, including the defense of Bakhmut, a U.S. official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to be candid.
Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine’s presidential office, said the state of the Ukrainian force does not diminish his optimism about a coming counteroffensive. “I don’t think we’ve exhausted our potential,” Yermak said. “I think that in any war, there comes a time when you have to prepare new personnel, which is what is happening right now.”
And the situation for Russia may be worse. During a NATO meeting last month, U.K. Defense Minister Ben Wallace said that 97 percent of Russia’s army was already deployed in Ukraine and that Moscow was suffering “First World War levels of attrition.”….