Its being reported that Bakhmut is almost encircled and the Ukrianian defenders are almost isolated. The only two remaining road corridors are now under constant Russian shelling.
Its also reported that the Russians advance on Lyman again.
Sounds like kind of a corroding effect of the Ukrainian defence line.
Russian losses are high but it seems they can afford them. Ukrainian military slowly bleeds out. It cannot sustain these losses as well.
Thats the meaning of "war of attrition".
Ukraine is loosing this sort of warfare, as I see it. They need to change. This way now means no way for them. Or in short: the Russians have longer breath than the Ukrainians.
Western deliveries need to drastically speed up, urgently. Ammo for anti air and artillery is low. Maybe still enough to hold defensive positions, but certainly not enough to prepare an own offensive.
I read the US recommended Kyiv already weeks ago to not waste precious troops and ressoruces on Bakhmut. It seems its now an ego thing between Putin and Zelensky directly, like Hitler and Stalin over Stalingrad.
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