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Originally Posted by Trojan97
Bakhmut receiving reinforcements. Guess we'll see how wise this is.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1630696390371180545
Translation:
Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine - Hanna Maliar - announced that the Ukrainian troops, which have been defending Bakhmut for several months, will receive reinforcements. As she announced, the commander of the Ukrainian ground forces - General Alexander Syrski - during a visit to the city of 1/2
decided to redeploy additional units to the Bakhmut area. At the same time, according to the deputy defense minister, this decision is military, not political. "Decisions are made by the military, who are not guided by political motives" - stressed Hanna Maliar. 2/2 |
This is likely guided by the fact that the troops fighting for Bakhmut will feel betrayed that their brothers in arms died for nothing. It's a tactical error to put resources into keeping it