Thursday, April 13, 2023

Inside Ukraine’s Final Bloody Stand For Bakhmut

 

DNYUZ/New York Times: The Final Blocks: Inside Ukraine’s Bloody Stand for Bakhmut 

After 10 months of one of the longest and bloodiest battles in Russia’s war in Ukraine, Ukrainian soldiers are now defending a shrinking half-circle of ruins in a western neighborhood of Bakhmut, only about 20 blocks wide and continually pounded with artillery. 

Pushed into this ever-smaller corner of the 16-square-mile city, the Ukrainian army is determined to hunker down and hold out, even as allies have quietly questioned the rationale for fighting block by block, sustaining significant casualties, in a city that is a devastating panorama of damaged buildings and rubble.

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WNU Editor: The Military Summary Channel has a must see report on the current battle for Bakhmut (see below): 

 

More News On The Battle For Bakhmut  

Kyiv denies Wagner Bakhmut claim, Russia says forces advancing -- Reuters  

Russia says it strikes Ukrainian forces trying to reinforce Bakhmut -- Jerusalem Post  

Ukraine’s forces say they have so far thwarted Moscow’s efforts to sever supply lines around Bakhmut. -- New York Times  

Russia’s airborne troops sent to Bakhmut to reinforce regular army, not Wagner -- New Voice Of Ukraine  

Wagner Troops and Russian Airborne Division Tighten Grip on Bakhmut—ISW -- Newsweek

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