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UncleBenji t1_j1ifqu8 wrote

Reply to comment by zomgbratto in Ukraine Russia War Live Map: fighting overview, December 15-21. Near Bakhmut, Russian forces have concentrated the most combat-capable units of the Wagner PMC mercenaries, artillery and other equipment. Espreso News TV Ukraine by IceLArk

Bakhmut isn’t even important but the Wagner’s have made it their job to capture it.

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Rogermcfarley t1_j1iw8rz wrote

They've levelled the place so they'll just capture a lost city. Complete waste of time and resources for the Russians.

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UncleBenji t1_j1ix60c wrote

Exactly but Ukraine can’t afford to let them capture it and use that area as a spearhead to push into Ukraine again. As long as the Wagner’s keep throwing bodies at it, Bakhmut will continue to be a blood bath.

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scummy_shower_stall t1_j1jypq8 wrote

It’s higher ground literally. So yes, it does have strategic value unfortunately.

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ReneDeGames t1_j1l8kqx wrote

Only in a local sense, most of the value of taking it is the ability to then attack a pair of larger cites deeper within Ukraine, but as you may notice, if you struggling to take a small village, you will have an even harder time taking larger cities, with even worse supply lines.

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Aurora_Fatalis t1_j1kdn8y wrote

> we aren't fighting with arrows anymore

We are, however, still fighting with javelins.

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scummy_shower_stall t1_j1k6j04 wrote

True on the arrows, lol! But there have been some very good analyses on why Bakhmut is important, having to do with logistics. I also remember that if Ukraine falls back, it is a pretty sizable loss of territory which would make it that much harder to win back.

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