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That is… the opposite of what has happened. Russia is the one the spent 9 months throwing Russian troops into the Bakhmut meat grinder which had no strategic me
by jncfhnb 3y ago
That is… the opposite of what has happened. Russia is the one the spent 9 months throwing Russian troops into the Bakhmut meat grinder which had no strategic merit.
Russia is the one that has seen massive attrition on its artillery and is constantly complaining about Ukrainian counterbattery capabilities are far superior.
Ukraine has been very clear that these areas were held to fix and attrite Russian forces. And it worked. The Russian offense culminated with basically nothing achieved and is now on the ropes with Ukraine getting awfully close to gaining fire control on the last train lines leading west in Tokmak.
Russia is the one that is notoriously throwing its men at senseless counterattacks rather than trying to maintain its own defensive lines
- pydry 3y agoRussia has had overwhelming artillery superiority for well over a year. Even the most pro Ukrainian news outlets haven't denied this. Hell, Biden even came out and said that the US had run out of 155mm shells to give Ukraine. This is after a year of fire rates that were 1/3 of what the Russians managed. Again public information. The offensive was initially supposed to reach Mariupol or Melitopol which would have been a legitimate success. It's ended with a promise to maybe get to Tokmak which will make zero difference strategically. It's failed - completely.
- jncfhnb 3y agoRussia had overwhelming artillery support but it’s completely turned around. Western AND Russian sources say this, with the latter taking the form of complaints about how shitty everything is. Melitopol being liberated would almost end the war giving fire control over all of crimea’s logistics and making the entire point of the war that siege. Tokmak will not end the war, but it is THE rail line supplying the west.