Ukraine Invasion - Please do not post videos showing attacks/similar

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Difficult to track the current state of Bakhmut with so much conflicting information out there, but I think it's safe to say things are not looking good.

Ukraine pledged Monday to bolster its defences in frontline Bakhmut, after reports that Kyiv was withdrawing from the city that has become a symbolic prize in the war.

But Ukrainian forces fighting to retain control of the salt-mining town told AFP its capture by Russia was inevitable and that some units had already begun to pull back.

The eastern Ukrainian city has been badly damaged during the longest and bloodiest battle since Russia invaded more than a year ago.
Kyiv says the fighting is becoming increasingly difficult and analysts say its forces may have initiated a strategic retreat.

But President Volodymyr Zelensky met with top commanders Monday and his office said they favoured "continuing the defensive operation and further strengthening our positions in Bakhmut."

In his evening address, the president said he "told the Chief of Staff to find the appropriate forces to help the guys in Bakhmut."
Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak also told AFP there was "consensus" within the military on the need to "continue defending" the city.

Neither side has said how many troops they have lost in the battle, with observers saying both Moscow and Kyiv are trying to exhaust each other.

Outside Bakhmut, some Ukrainian soldiers had lost hope that Kyiv would hold the city and looked set to retreat.

Near the town of Chasiv Yar, 10 kilometres (six miles) west of Bakhmut, one soldier said he came to repair his tank after a month of fighting.

"Bakhmut will fall," he told AFP from the vehicle.
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*China Foreign Minister: Modernization of China Does Not Rely on War, Colonization
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LOL. Africa says hi.
 
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Rroff said:
Russia has vast quantities of ammo, the actual state of it and logistics to get it where it needs to be are another story. Awhile back there were stories of companies deployed to the front where only the officers had ammo (I suspect a measure to prevent mutiny, etc.), the supply for the regular troops just never turned up or was massively delayed.
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The problem is vast stockpiles is age ; propellants break down so might fizz instead of woosh (grad rounds), or a dud when landing not a bang , or even blow the chamber. And as with the USA et al, after the cold war, they sold vast amounts of it (see Lord of War)
 
 
 
supafly said:
Most of the EU were burying their hand in the sand (Scholz) or trying to hopelessly negotiate (Macron). If things did go pear shaped, I guess we could rely on the same countries who provided assistance in the early stages.
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You understand France and Germany are landlocked with Russia right?
 
Look, I didn't read the last few posts.

I want this war over and done with.

So many crimes are happening, it's a mess.

I also don't know what to believe any more. It's just such a mess.
 
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