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autotldr t1_j1hhvn1 wrote

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 60%. (I'm a bot)


> Due to the fact that Ukraine's Armed Forces destroyed two large munitions depots in Kadiivka and Irmino at the end of the week, the use of Russian artillery, which is concentrated around Bakhmut, significantly decreased.

> At the same time, the military notes that it was near Bakhmut that the occupying Russian forces for the first time during the war began to outnumber the Ukrainian troops in drones and thermal imaging, which enabled them to conduct successful night attacks in open terrain.

> From the east, the enemy began to destroy private buildings on the left bank of the Bakhmutivka River the Ukrainian Defense Forces conducted successful counterattacks and partially drove the Russian enemy away from the residential buildings into the industrial area.


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kidmargin t1_j1hhvug wrote

This seems to be another consistent strategic blunder on the part of the Invaders. Just gives the ukrainians plenty of opportunity to liquidate them before resuming offensive actions.

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zomgbratto t1_j1hi2fz wrote

They really wanted Bakhmut so bad that they're willing to throw all their best chips in this gamble. However, unlike Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, this time they're facing fortified positions that has been in place since 2014 and with an Ukrainian military far better equipped than they were in June. Even if they did capture Bakhmut, they will be so drained that by spring, the Ukrainians will steamroll them in the eastern oblasts.

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cencorshipisbad t1_j1hl3u2 wrote

A bit disingenuous to call them the most capable since they are assaulting an objective with relatively little military value to generate support for their leader‘s political aspirations.

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markedbeamazed t1_j1hpgqo wrote

Now the Ukrainians will know where to concentrate their missile fire.

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Ramental t1_j1hql89 wrote

I remember Russians saying "Bakhmut by September", "Bakhmut by October", "Bakhmut by November". December was skipped, it seemed.

And now it's "by January" again.

- from the authors of cult hits "Kyiv in 3 days" and "Ukraine will fall in 2 weeks"

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aprimeproblem t1_j1hw3n0 wrote

Good, they are concentrated, wipe them out, all of them…..

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Nolsoth t1_j1i75gj wrote

When the war started I genuinely believed Ukraine was fucked, im glad I was wrong.

But Ukraine's has a hard long road ahead and I'm concerned Putlers going to start escalating shit soon with less conventional means.

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A-Chntrd t1_j1iex6o wrote

Considering they had the brilliant idea to send the few instructors they had to the frontline back in… what, April ? Yeah, it’s probably safe to assume they’re a bit low on professional, trained and motivated troops.

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UncleBenji t1_j1ix60c wrote

Exactly but Ukraine can’t afford to let them capture it and use that area as a spearhead to push into Ukraine again. As long as the Wagner’s keep throwing bodies at it, Bakhmut will continue to be a blood bath.

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beaverenthusiast t1_j1j9qbl wrote

Anybody else feel kind of disgusted with the YouTube video in the article? For some reason it feels like sports coverage to me...

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scummy_shower_stall t1_j1k6j04 wrote

True on the arrows, lol! But there have been some very good analyses on why Bakhmut is important, having to do with logistics. I also remember that if Ukraine falls back, it is a pretty sizable loss of territory which would make it that much harder to win back.

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ReneDeGames t1_j1l8kqx wrote

Only in a local sense, most of the value of taking it is the ability to then attack a pair of larger cites deeper within Ukraine, but as you may notice, if you struggling to take a small village, you will have an even harder time taking larger cities, with even worse supply lines.

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