Sunday, March 5, 2023

The Battle For Bakhmut Continues

 

The Telegraph: Ukraine conducting ‘fighting withdrawal’ from Bakhmut. 

Ukrainian forces are preparing a fighting withdrawal from Bakhmut in east Ukraine as Russian soldiers try to encircle them and capture the city.

Russian military bloggers and Western intelligence reports said that Russian troops had advanced in the destroyed city but that Ukrainian special forces were counter-attacking. 

“The Armed Forces of Ukraine are withdrawing forces from the central and western regions of Bakhmut,” said Rybar, a blogging unit that has close ties to the Russian armed forces and 1.1 million subscribers on Telegram.

“These efforts are only intended to buy time and delay the Russian units as much as possible. The battle for Bakhmut is close to its end.” 

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WNU editor: The video below is from a Ukrainian unit fleeing Bakhmut. You can hear the panic in their voices knowing that they are exposed to Russian fire. Apparently the only way to escape from the city right now is through open fields.

The Battle For Bakhmut Continues  

Live: Zelensky pays tribute to troops in 'difficult' fight as Bakhmut battle rages -- France 24  

Ukraine updates: Bakhmut residents flee as Russia presses in -- DW 

Ukraine vows to defend ‘fortress’ Bakhmut as Russia claims battle is ‘close to end’ -- The Independent  

Ukrainian soldiers under pressure as Russian forces shell roads out of Bakhmut -- ABC News Australia  

Ukrainian soldiers in Bakhmut: ‘Our troops are not being protected’ -- Kyiv Independent  

Fight for Bakhmut continues as Russian forces call for more support -- The Guardian  

It is possible to deliver ammunition to Bakhmut and evacuate wounded Armed Forces of Ukraine -- Ukrayinska Pravda  

Ukraine pledges to defend ‘fortress Bakhmut’ as battle rages -- Al Jazeera  

Zelenskiy Says Donbas Fighting 'Painful, Challenging' As Bakhmut Defenders Struggle To Hold On -- RFE  

Zelensky calls fight for east ‘painful’ as options dwindle in Bakhmut -- Washington Post

4 comments:

fazman said...

Wnn..panic ?Do you expect the. To have a tea party ?

Anonymous said...

You did exactly a year ago.

Anonymous said...

I hate to say it Fazzy, but 11:04 is right.

You are a few others on this blog, did the go Ukrainian thing and were saying that the Ukrainians would be victorious in this area. It does not look very good now.

Mr Nobody said...

Lessons learned from video. Frame by frame

These guys all have nice clean uniforms and gear.

Helmets especially are clean

The vehicles look brand new, not a scratch on them.

The casualty, no visible wounds, at base of stretcher you do see a red colored cloth., maybe blood, or a moulage type of staining. Patient actually has the ability to grip the stretcher. The casualty's hands, face and uniform also seems rather clean ( unusual for a fighting solder in combat zones, but maybe this guy was a support trooper))

Maybe this is the real thing.

Maybe this is not even in the combat area and someone was filming a training drill at another time/place.

In the age of propaganda and censorship......Hard to tell.