The situation in Wudong escalated, Bakhmut became the focus of fierce fighting between Russia and Ukraine, and Ukrainian soldiers shouted Zelensky.
Russian media reported that Russian troops launched a storm in the direction of Avdeev Card in Donetsk, and shot down more than a dozen Ukrainian drones in Kharkov, Kherson, Donetsk and Lugansk. In addition, the Russian army used high-precision space-based missiles to attack a large ammunition depot in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk.
the Ukrainian army was forced to give up the occupied positions under the strong fire suppression. Some analysts believe that the attack and defense of both sides in this direction is expected to be strengthened in the future.
The American Institute of War Studies believes that Russian troops may withdraw from positions near the front line in Zaporoge. Analysts believe that the transfer of Russian troops in Zaporoge may indicate that the Russian army aims to reduce the impact of the Ukrainian army's ongoing attacks on it.
However, the possibility that Russian troops are being redeployed cannot be ruled out.
It is noteworthy that for several months, Bakhmut, a city in Donetsk, Ukraine, has become the focus of war between Russia and Ukraine. Russian troops tried to seize the city, while Ukrainian troops tried to hold it.
In the cold weather, the two sides were caught in a war of attrition and trench warfare, and the situation was tragic, with hundreds of casualties per day.
As can be seen from the photos released by the Ukrainian Ministry of National Defense, the front trenches are full of mud and water, and the soldiers not only have to fight in the trenches for a long time, but also have to sleep in the mud.
The front-line combat environment is really unfriendly to the Ukrainian army. Under such circumstances, many soldiers have become war-weary, and began to refuse to go to the battlefield, and threatened not to be cannon fodder for Zelensky.
The infantry company under the 58th Brigade of the Ukrainian Army shouted to Zelensky through video. The company commander said that their troops suffered extremely serious casualties, but they were not rescued in time. Many soldiers who were seriously injured died directly before being sent to the rear hospital. Soldiers have complained about the lack of equipment and medical assistance at the front.
At this juncture, US President Biden said at a news conference that if Russian President Vladimir Putin has the will to end the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, he will hold talks with NATO allies after consultation.
On the surface, it seems that Biden is actively creating conditions for the Russian-Ukrainian peace talks. In fact, he is just playing "logic". After all, the US and Western military assistance to Ukraine has not stopped.
Recently, the German government website released a message saying that Germany is preparing to provide Ukraine with seven additional German Cheetah air defense tanks.
Reuters also mentioned that German Chancellor Angela Scholz visited Ukrainian soldiers in a military training base in oldenburg, Germany, in August to train and use this weapon. He was taking a picture in front of a Cheetah anti-aircraft tank.
What's even funnier is that Scholz is just like Biden. In his telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Schultz called on Russia to solve the conflict between Russia and Ukraine through diplomatic channels and withdraw its troops as soon as possible.
Putin said that the comprehensive aid policies of Germany and other western countries were very destructive, which prompted Ukraine to refuse peace talks and committed more serious crimes against civilians in eastern Ukraine.
Obviously, Russia won't buy it, and there is no condition for peace talks on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict at present.
Recently, danilov, secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Committee, called for the destruction of Russia at the Kiev Security Forum on the 1st.
In this regard, Medvedev, Vice-President of the Russian Federation Council, said that Kiev's declared goal is not to save Ukrainian democracy, and there is no need for Russia to respond to danilov's remarks, "because these remarks are sheer nonsense".
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Media: Bakhmut became a "meat grinder battlefield", and the Russian attack was "desperate"
Bakhmut, a city in eastern Ukraine, became the focus of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. More than five months ago, after the Russian army captured North Donetsk and Lisichansk, it deployed this important town to be won by heavy troops. Five months later, it is still one of the focuses of the war between the two sides. The two sides have invested a lot of resources to compete here inch by inch, and the media exclaimed that it has become the battlefield of World War I meat grinder.
"Ukrainian troops near Bakhmut are fighting in the trenches of World War I", Russian TV station glavny reported that Bakhmut, known as Aljomovsk in Russia, and Ukrainian militants in the front trenches near here complained about their poor position-they had to fight in knee-deep mud.
According to the report, relevant photos are coming out on various social platforms, which shows that the soldiers of the Ukrainian armed forces are in a regrettable situation. Due to the deterioration of the weather, they are in the mud, and the trenches there are even more reminiscent of those in the First World War.
The report also said that the Russian army continued to carry out special operations in this area. As is known to all, in the direction of Aljomovsk, the Russian armed forces wiped out the famous Ukrainian radical Dmitry Siddall, who was known as "Sunset".
how tragic was the battle in Bachmut? The New York Times also reported in detail on 27th.
"In the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, for nearly an hour, Ukrainian casualties seemed endless: ambulances, armored personnel carriers and private vehicles roared to a stop one after another, and the wounded were moved out in front of the only military hospital in the city". The New York Times said that a soldier, with the help of his comrades-in-arms, walked into the gate of the hospital with a bloody face. The dark green stretcher waiting for him is one of several stretchers still stained with blood.
It is reported that by noon on the 25th, doctors counted 5 wounded people, many of whom were soldiers, and the situation the day before was even worse: 24 people were taken to hospital, with gunshot wounds, shrapnel injuries and concussion.
A Ukrainian soldier said that his troops were retreating when he was forced to blow up with artillery shells. At the same time, another Ukrainian army in other parts of Bakhmut is attacking a Russian position.
a soldier from the 71st brigade of the Ukrainian army said that his legs were injured by a grenade when he was pushing into the trench of the Russian army. The grenade was either thrown by a drone or fired by a Russian grenade launcher.
"Ukrainian soldiers who just came out of the front line huddled in front of the hospital, their faces, uniforms and weapons were covered with mud spots, and their pants were soaked by rain." The New York Times said that the cold temperature and muddy trenches also caused injuries to both sides. Doctors at Bakhmut Hospital said that hypothermia and trench foot were common skin diseases in the Ukrainian army, which were caused by long-term immersion in cold water.
In recent months, Ukraine has made some initiatives on the battlefield, regaining the Kharkov region and the southern city of Hellson. But Bakhmut, located in Donbass, Ukraine, is still a huge meat grinder that devours the lives of soldiers of the two countries. For months, as the Russians desperately tried to capture the city, while the Ukrainians tried to hold it, both sides invested a lot of troops and materials here. The result is almost disastrous. This city, which once had a population of about 7,, has been gradually reduced to ruins.
from the western point of view, the Russian army's "strong attempt to seize the city" is confusing-in other places on the 6-mile front, Russian soldiers are mostly digging trenches for the winter to consolidate their positions and protect resources.
This summer, after the Russian army captured the neighboring Lugansk, it seems that the capture of Bakhmut is a natural action for Russia to capture Donbass. As long as this city is captured, it will be a step towards capturing two more important cities in Donetsk-Slavyansk and Kramatorsk. However, considering that the Russian army has experienced a series of setbacks in the past few months, especially after losing its foothold in the Kharkov region, this goal seems unlikely to be achieved now.
The fact is that Bakhmut has quickly become the main direction of action in Moscow recently. Ukrainian soldiers said that the troops recently mobilized by the Russian army were sent here to try to surround the city from the east and south.
The New York Times said that the recent battlefield progress around Bachmut is measured in yards, not miles. Every day, Russian and Ukrainian troops either advance or retreat, often at the cost of blood to obtain the minimum benefits.
both sides consume not only manpower, but also materials.
"In my six months in Bakhmut, I have never seen our artillery work like this," said a Ukrainian soldier at the front, referring to the number of shells fired by Ukraine.
U.S. Department of Defense officials said that one of the problems that the Pentagon often worries about is that Ukrainians fire ammunition at an unsustainable speed, especially in Bakhmut and other places. They mistakenly believe that the supply of ordnance in western countries is unlimited.
since July, the war in Bakhmut has evolved into a war of attrition, and its strategic significance has also changed. The New York Times analyzed that even though Russian hopes of occupying more territory here have weakened, it may still make it a resource black hole in Kiev, forcing Ukraine to allocate troops and war resources from other priorities, which may include future attacks.
this may be what the west is worried about. But in fact, the situation is not clear now, and the two sides can only hold on at present.