The Russian military is pouring its resources into capturing the small city of Bakhmut, puzzling intelligence analysts who say the city is of little strategic importance.
The Russian military is pouring its resources into capturing the small city of Bakhmut, puzzling intelligence analysts who say the city in Eastern Ukraine is of little strategic importance.
Russian troops are attempting to encircle the city in the Donetsk region, one of four regions Russia has claimed as its own. But Bakhmut, which had just about 70,000 residents before the war, would offer little advantage, according to the UK Ministry of Defense. “Russia has prioritized Bakhmut as its main offensive effort since early August 2022,” the ministry said Saturday in itsThe update said taking Bakhmut would be primarily a “symbolic, political objective” for the Kremlin, which has seen massive losses on the battlefield in the past few months, including November’s retreat from the key city of
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