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Ukraine Advances Around Bakhmut: What Next?
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With the frontlines not moving much, Ukraine has scaled back its combined arms counter-offensives in favour of more attritional warfare. So in this video, we’ll explain the latest developments, why things have slowed down and what this means for the war.
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1 – https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/15/us/politics/ukraine-leopards-bradleys-counteroffensive.html
2 – https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/13/us-cluster-bombs-arrive-ukraine
3 – https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1678517000463589376/photo/1
4 – https://twitter.com/TheStudyofWar/status/1681504140931768320
5 – https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-troops-kharkiv-kyiv-ukraine-war-kupiansk
6 – https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1609850386629771265/photo/1
7 – https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1674329533497896960?s=20
8 – https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1680533457385013248
00:00 Introduction
01:07 Battlefield Updates
04:28 Bakhmut
07:22 Nebula
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@kkkiren599
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
Bakhmut has little strategic relevance other than being a meat grinder of expendable humans.
@conantroutman4535
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
Tl:dr be like:
-Russians can't take Bakhmut
-Russians takes Bakhmut (But Ukraine wins)
-Russians stand for Bakhmut, (but no problem Mykola, you have 1,5 wunderwaffe to win)
You are here
-Russians takes a Kupyansk, and this is why Ukraine can win (maybe)
-The counter counteroffensive may save more lives in the trenches of Kyiv, because Polish government invaded Lviv
What a time to be alive
@aliaburub403
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
Hahahahaha ur so delusional … wake up russia is kicking their a**
@jondoe1622
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
YES WE CAN!! BWAH-AH-AH!
@exrk1647
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO lil bro said BACKMÜÜT
@baileygregory9192
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
I thought Bakmut was strategically not important thats what the west said when bakmut fell but now ukrianian is on the offensive around the area irs now inportant
@giolag5593
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
The amount of effort put in making the so far failure of the counteroffensive look as smart strategy is hilarious
@tivmego
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
Who is giving this kid internet spaces? 😂😂😂
@Chris-wh3yz
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
Bakhmut is not that important to Russia. They may leave that area least guarded giving Ukraine a place to go only to become a meat grinder.
Taking it is no real victory
@zenkai121
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
this war reminds me of north and south korea with less nations giving men but equipment
@peterlangan1181
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
In a word No!
@Testwest78
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
ROFL!
@jorgeyamane6655
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
It took NINE months for Russians to take Bakhmut. Ukraine if we remember is a small army comparing with Russia`s Federeation.
@Xardas131
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
Yeah….the rise of paywalls…
@nonyabisness6306
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
"attritional strategy" Sorry, but that's not strategy, you only do that if you have no other choice.
@user-hw8vy8wk3x
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
Ukrainian could not do s*** in this operation 🤣
@guerrilla1044
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
There's nothing strategic about this city
@davidmiller5028
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
"Backmut is of no significant importance" tldr
@davidmiller5028
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
No
@adammacleod5046
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
I completely, 100% support Ukraine but why in the fuck are they wasting resources trying to retake this city so hard? Is it not rubble? Should they not be pressing towards Crimea? Maybe I am not understanding something.
@maninredhelm
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
I think this is ultimately down to Bakhmut being the only Russian occupied territory in which the Russians didn't have time to build good defenses, making it the softest target available. Otherwise it would be a low priority.
@Llkc60
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
this headline stinks of the operation itself being done for the media. Facts are that it is very hard to breakthrough defensive lines that have been fortified for a year. In some cases double or triple lines. Anti-tank obstacles, dug in trenches, anti-armor warfare positions. They can't get through with what they have so they don't…
and no, they won't retake bakhmut losses would be too high.
@reynaldoniwane3668
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
It is not about wining anymore its about looking good so you can ask more money. Your war is now political business. Better have an election.
@lukefletcher9644
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
"Ukraine has made good progress?"
They haven't even made it to the first line of defense ffs
@turnerthomas5627
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
Only bakmut is with or near Ukraine reach
@Webstral
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
Cluster munitions may play a useful role in killing Russian troops in their open-topped trenches, but only if the Russians have failed to create enough fighting positions with overhead cover. So far, the Russians appear to have done a good job of following their own doctrine; ergo, I'm going to say that these cluster munitions aren't intended for killing infantry in their fixed defenses. They may play a role in clearing lanes through minefields, but I'm on the fence about how reliably efficacious this might be. I think cluster munitions are aimed at two critical targets. The first is the defender's artillery. Counterbattery fire has assumed a ranking priority in Ukrainian probing operations. Cluster munitions will make CB fire considerably more effective. If the Ukrainians are shifting back to probing operations, this suggests to me that they are looking to create opportunities to destroy more of Russia's defensive indirect firepower before attempting a multi-point breakthrough. The other main target for cluster munitions will be Russian reserves moving forward in response to Ukrainian progress against the defensive line. With the US providing RT intel, the Ukrainians will enjoy excellent opportunities to strike Russian reserves and resupply efforts moving forward.
@Acquavallo
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
When will they learn how to pronounce Wagner? 🥲
@philcollins884
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
GLORY TO THE HEROES OF UKRAINE 🇺🇦
@philcollins884
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
OK ! ITS PRONOUNCED BACH MOOT! & ITS SPELT BAKHMUT. I SHOULDN'T BE CORRECTING A PAID REPORTER WITH SPELL CHECK, NO EXCUSE, LACK OF PROPER HOMEWORK. OTHER THAN THAT YOU DO WELL
@andyduhamel1925
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
UA would be wise and Im sure they will have learned the costs paid by Wagner, and use NATO doctrine on troop atriton, not to engge in costly urban warfare and surround the ciyt and choke off supply routes entirely.
@WeWazKangz
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
Only offensive from Zelenskyy and his thugs has been blowing up a dam and bridge 🤡 🤡
@50_Pence
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
Don't go planning any countryside walks in east Russia for the next 500 years
@czarcastic1458
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
F Nazilensky and his 4th Reich goose steppers.
@jeremyboughtono2
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
Just bleed the Russians dry.
@kkkiren599
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
Bakhmut was relevant to Wagner output. In Bakhmuts current degraded state Ukraine will naturally not lose focus and life onto meat grinding games. They have to and will think bigger. Let them play their game.
@michaelruscak4251
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
Thanks!
@starwarscoppers
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
These guys are genuinely hilarious , didnt Ukraine and the Media say months ago around bakhmut tht an attritional battle favors russia because they are a bigger force/population w more sustainable military industry than ukraine and that Ukraine needs a QUICK AND DECISIVE VICTORY to be able to defeat russia??? Or is tht just me lol. Now they are switching to an "attritional style offensive" to gain ground. Genuine comedy.
@mourka01
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
I thought that city didn't matter
@Archangel657
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
So the long awaited "counter offensive" was a complete and utter failure?
@hatchxable
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
NO!
@MathijsHeideveld86
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
What do you mean "Finally"? Ukraine depends on weapons provided by the west. Why not report on all the lacking deliveries from the west instead of criticizing Ukraine… Combined arms only works with air superiority, but we the west failed to provide that… This is our shortcoming, not Ukraines.
@ammarhaziq919
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
and Bakhmut is stagically unimportant they said ……
@sebastianwrites
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
TLDR this shouldn't be a competition of popularity, but "facts!"
~Come on please, not a good opening?
@Markomilic205
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
What advances in the Bakhmut area? The Russians are capturing 10x more land daily than Ukrainians
@OpTiCNoobtube
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
Tired of all the war propaganda being thrown at us. I don’t care about some backwater just as most of you don’t care about other backwaters in the world
@Markomilic205
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
1:44 the attack of the bridge did not affect Russian logistic capabilities because the railway wasn't attacked.
@Markomilic205
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
00:17 How does the move to attritional warfare make sense for Ukraine? Are you an idiot?
@user-xu7si9dm8i
February 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
More dead Ukrainians that’s all.