Will go to defense: spilling a lot of blood in Bakhmut, the Russian Federation lost the opportunity to step - nyt
Moreover, in general, the Russians have shown that they are not able to capture large territories, although the Kremlin plans were stated to capture all Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Yes, Bakhmut Russia wanted to use as a bridgehead for further movement to Kramatorsk and Slavyansk. It is reported that Ukraine has been able to prepare new formations that are equipped with Western weapons. They are preparing to start a wider offensive.
This forces the Russian Federation to go to defense and stretch its forces. According to a military analyst at the US Foreign Policy Research Institute, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation may still be capable of some local tactical attacks. "But Russia is likely to focus primarily on the defense and will prepare for the counter -offensive of Ukraine," he said. The material states that the battle for Bakhmut was expensive Russia and Ukraine. This will greatly affect what will happen next.
Both sides have invested huge money in people and equipment to capture or keep a relatively small and now destroyed city. Now, in Moscow, they have to decide whether to try to move west of Bakhmut. The consequences of the battle are still unknown. "This chapter will be closed despite the fact that the fighting continues in the fields outside the city. But it speaks a lot about the desire of Ukrainians to fight," said Analytic Institute in Arlington Michael Kafman.
We will remind that on May 24 in the Ministry of Defense told about the promotion of the Armed Forces under Bakhmut. Deputy Minister Anna Malyar explained that the Russians focused on strengthening on flanks and artillery shelling. It was also reported that the 3rd Oshbr under Bakhmut forced the occupiers to flee in horror and humiliation. The assault of the Ukrainian military has become an insurmountable horror for the enemy. Retreating Russian soldiers forced to pull the skin of their wounded.