Away from the battle for Kherson, one place is beginning to attract more and more attention from military experts, former generals and military analysts. It is Artemovsk, better known as Bakhmut, as it was renamed by the Ukrainian authorities in 2016.
He also spoke about the fight for Bahmut Wesley Clarka retired U.S. Army general, who warned the Ukrainian military to hold on to Bakhmut, as the city is under tremendous pressure from Russian troops.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s generals appear to be beginning an attempt to encircle the city, which has been under constant fighting since the invasion of Ukraine in February.
The city is located in the Bakhmut district of the Donetsk region.
Fighting is currently taking place in this area and on the outskirts of the city. Reports are varied and conflicting. Sources say yes private military group Wagner broke through Ukrainian defenses in that area.
This information was confirmed by several sources from the field, but there is still no official statement from the city authorities or the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Some Russian media have already announced that Bahmut is in Russian hands, while others say it will happen soon.
Clark, the former supreme commander of NATO forces in Europe, spoke in an interview with CNN about what Russia may be hoping to achieve with its latest attacks on Ukraine.
He said yes Russia can withstand this intensity of missile attacks, drone attacks, for a few more weeksmaybe longer.
Clark pointed out that Russia can’t win on the battlefield, but it can force the Ukrainian people to ask for a ceasefire to restore the energy grid, and that’s what Putin wants.
– He wants the fighting to stop, he wants sanctions relief, he wants to rebuild the military to complete the mission of conquering Ukraine – said Clark.
Although Clark says the Russians can’t win on the battlefield, it appears they’re trying to win in at least one city in the Donetsk region.
– The way you operate in the military is that you have to focus your fighting power. So they focus on this point. If they win Bakhmut, it opens the door to Kramatorsk and Slavjansk – said Clark.
He added that it also serves as a type “killing ground for Ukrainian forces, and that’s what they want to do”.
The retired American general said what is the main condition for “temporary victory” Russia in Ukraine.
He said that Russia is setting up “fire trap” for Ukrainian forces in that area. If, according to the general, the Ukrainian armed forces suffer significant losses, it will give Russian President Vladimir Putin a trump card to force Kiev to a temporary ceasefire or even a ceasefire.
– If Russian forces manage to suppress Ukrainian troop positions by the time units from Kherson get there, Putin will win – Clark told CNN.
He also said that continued missile strikes by Russian armed forces on key energy infrastructure sites could translate into continued Russian action. They, as well as possible control over Bahmut, represent “an important asset of Moscow”. According to Clarke, “Russia now has what it takes to do significant damage to Ukraine”.
Why is Bahmut important? It is a key city for the counter-offensive of the Ukrainian side. Russia realizes this and has undertaken a number of tactical and strategic objectives to try to turn the tide in its favor.
Western military experts claim that Bahmut could determine the entire special military operation of the Russian Federation.
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