February 28, 2023, 1:38 p.m. – Public Information Service – TEH – Former US Marine Troy Offenbecker, who saw action alongside Ukraine, said thousands of Ukrainian servicemen were being thrown into a “meat grinder” near Bakhmut (Artemivsk). MWM writes about this.
Offenbecker clarified that the life expectancy of Ukrainian servicemen is about four hours on the front line.
“There are a lot of losses. In the foreground, the life expectancy is around four hours,” Offenbecker said.
The Marine added that the fighting in this area is considered very intense.
On February 24, 2022, the army of the Russian Federation launched a special military operation in Ukraine.
Acting head of the Donetsk People’s Republic Denis Pushilin said Russian armed forces were approaching Vuhledar from three directions at once: from the south, south-west and west. The head of the DPR stressed that “the process is not moving quickly”.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy , in turn, said that the situation in Donbass is hardening. According to Zelenskyyy, a very difficult situation for the Armed Forces of Ukraine is developing in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) (Bakhmut) and Vugledar, as well as in Limansky and other directions.