Some relief on Bakhmut.
From the information I have, the front line in Bakhmut is stabilizing. It is true, Ukraine rotated troops out. The new troops were unable (and likely not expected) to hold the positions held by the departing troops. As a result, the lines shifted, especially east and southeast. pic.twitter.com/2MkmmPByTC
— Andrew Perpetua (@AndrewPerpetua) December 11, 2022
I think this is true, it will be very hard to capture Bakhmut without an encirclement. As long as RU does not have Soledar, i think Bakhmut is safe. https://t.co/BUsmk6k6Yb
— Def Mon (@DefMon3) December 11, 2022
Girkin with a brief frontline update stating Ukrainian forces are accumulating in Zaporizhziha direction. Everywhere else, Russians are in passive defence and the Bakmut offensive has practically zero changes of breaking through Ukrainian defence.https://t.co/5fTY0wccws pic.twitter.com/xTeSGjCxDn
— Dmitri (@wartranslated) December 10, 2022
In Bakhmut, everyone describes the fight as a "meat grinder." Russian troops shell the Ukrainians, charge across no man’s land, get mowed down, and do it all over again. "It's like a conveyor belt. For what? A fucking meter of our land," a soldier said. https://t.co/tm2wYaJWzV
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) December 9, 2022
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