Russia‘s encircling of a key town in the east of Ukraine may prove to be a pyrrhic victory for Vladimir Putin as he grinds on with his sputtering invasion.
The bleak assessment comes as Russian forces encircle Avdiivka, which lies to the south of Bakhmut.
Ukrainian troops are reportedly running low on ammunition as they attempt to repel the enemy.
Their prospects are looking dim but Russia‘s could be worse, reckons former RAF Air Vice-Marshal Sean Bell.
He explained: “Russians now seem to be throwing more and more people at Avdiivka, losing huge numbers of people.”
Last month a report by the Institute of the Study of War revealed how Russian bloggers have criticised an unnamed associate of Russian Lieutenant General Andrey Sychyov, who was reportedly recently relieved of his command position for military failures near Bakhmut.
It’s reported that in September 2023, Russian forces (likely in the Bakhmut area) suffered losses of 1,500 personnel.
As Vladimir Putin‘s men continue to be fodder for the war machine, Russian media and military personnel are prohibited from publishing negative information about the combat actions in Ukraine.
According to ISW experts, only 10-20 percent of the total information is published in Russian media, with the rest being withheld from the public for various reasons.
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