Sunday, May 21, 2023

A Russian Perspective On The Battle And Fall Of Bakhmut

Screenshot from social media video  

RT: Inside the ‘Bakhmut meat grinder’: How Russia forced Ukrainians to retreat from Artyomovsk, their supposed ‘fortress’ in Donbass  

Nine months of fighting for a symbolic site in Kiev's attempt to regain control of the region have ended with another triumph for Moscow's forces  

The battle for Artyomovsk (called Bakhmut by the Ukrainians) began in August 2022, and gradually turned into the epicenter of fighting between Russia and Ukraine. While other parts of the front remained relatively stable, both sides actively brought forces to this small city. For Kiev, which in May 2022 suffered a defeat at Azovstal that helped undermine its image, Artyomovsk became the new Mariupol. Ukrainian propaganda labeled it ‘the Bakhmut Fortress’, and attempted to give an air of heroism to those fighting there. 

Despite the fact that the city has no strategic importance for advancing westward, Russian troops accepted the challenge posed by Ukrainian propaganda. So what did Moscow gain from the nine-month-long ‘Bakhmut meat grinder’?  

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WNU Editor: A very candid and blunt summary from the Russian side on the nine month campaign to take Bakhmut.

2 comments:

Ron said...

Despite the fact that the city has no strategic importance for advancing westward, Russian troops accepted the challenge posed by Ukrainian propaganda. So what did Moscow gain from the nine-month-long ‘Bakhmut meat grinder’?

Russian troops accepted the challenge?????!!!!!! You mean the government war pigs in Moscow did. I can't imagine any sane human is willing to die or be maimed for an unnecessary battle because it would make the enemy government in Kiev look bad. damn I hate governments. All of them.

Anonymous said...

Yep.