Sunday, May 21, 2023

After Losing Bakhmut Ukraine Now Says It Is Encircling The Russians

Ukrainian servicemen prepare a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system to fire towards the positions of Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Bakhmut, Ukraine May 19, 2023. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Serhii Nuzhnenko via REUTERS  

Newsweek: Ukraine Encircling Russians in Bakhmut Day After Wagner ‘Victory’: Reports 

Ukrainian troops were able to semi-encircle the city of Bakhmut and fight Russian forces in the area, according to Hanna Maliar, the Ukrainian deputy defense minister, on Sunday. 

“The enemy failed to surround Bakhmut and they lost part of the dominant heights around the city. This means that the advance of our troops in the suburbs along the flanks, which is still ongoing, makes it very difficult for the enemy to stay in Bakhmut. Our troops took the city in a semi-encirclement, which gives us the opportunity to destroy the enemy. Therefore, the enemy [Russia] has to defend itself in the part of the city it controls,” Maliar wrote on Telegram.  

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Update #1: Russia's War on Ukraine Latest: Ukraine Says Closer to Encircling Bakhmut (Reuters).  

Update #2: Ukraine seizes tactical initiative in Bakhmut area – ISW (Ukrainska Pravda)  

WNU Editor: Losing a major battle is now being called "seizing the tactical initiative". Or better still. We are now in a position to "encircle the enemy". 

You just cannot make this stuff up.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

God just capitulate already

Anonymous said...

And WNU forgets the example of Stalingrad.

Anonymous said...

Bottom line .
Wagner group...who have been described by fazman and his clown posse as a bunch of EX cons. Killed most of the ukies defending Bakhmut in the last 6 months. I am sure that Wagner and the former restaurant owner are not too worried.

fazman said...

At a very high loss 📉 very very high , but hey you keep making up those casualty stat's

fazman said...

Lol

Anonymous said...

I don't make it up bud. That's your department. I just point out that what you said about these guys being a bunch of EX cons and therefore some how weak and next to useless, destroyed about 70% of the Ukrainian army In the Bakhmut zone of operations.
Either these guys were alot better than you thought or the Ukie army is a lot weaker than you think. So which is it

fazman said...

70% nope , anyway just round it up to 90 % . Throw enough meat into a grinder and you'll.make progress . It's no secret return where Wagner gets recruits from . The fact that it took 10 months shows how professional the AFU is.

Anonymous said...

Ok Fazzy help me on this one.

Wagner uses convicts. The narrative is that these guys are an undisciplined rabble.

Current estimates of of Wagner strength is 20 to 30 thousand and that counts the truck drivers and the guys In mali , rest of Africa and rest of the world.

AFU is a US/EU trained army

AFU is pronounced as a professional well equipped and well trained army. That is the spiel anyway.

AFU troops in the Bakhmut zone: Varied 10 to 20 thousand at any one time.

According to military doctrine a, in an urban environment, The attacker needs a 5 to 10 men for each defender they face

So the Ukrainians had more than enough troops to hold the russians off..

So after 10 months.. The brigands hooligans and malcontents of Wagner beat the AFU.

How does that prove the AFU's professionalism?

That is a real jump in logic and truthfully does not say much.

Please explain.

Hans Persson said...

Oh yes. I would love to see the Ukies somehow put in the next gear and fully incircle the Russian army all of the sudden.

Just that they have waited this long is just for suspense.

Anonymous said...

It will be easy.... they are calling their allies in the Dominion Empire right now!.

Soon all will be surrounded!!

No ...just a moment.... I was wrong.....

Ok here is the latest.

The 2nd SS Panzer Corps led by Sepp Dietrich will soon encircle the Russian army.

Yes that's it. History does not repeat itself , but it does rhyme.