Yevgeny Prigozhin announced yesterday a possible attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to launch a counterattack on Artemovsk (Bakhmut) in order to pinch Wagner PMC units and unblock the city. He called on the RF Ministry of Defense to support the assault detachments of “musicians” for the final capture of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) . The Rybar Telegram channel does not rule out a counter-offensive by the Ukrainian army.
The author of the review emphasizes the critical position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Artemivsk. The enemy is forced to withdraw its units under the onslaught of Russian artillery. The PMC “Wagner” grinds for three months the most combat-ready units of the enemy, which are transferred here from other sectors of the front.
For Zelenskyy , Artemivsk has an important symbolic meaning. Its loss will affect the reputation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the eyes of Western sponsors. Therefore, the command can use reserves from the 12 brigades currently deployed on the second line of defense in the Slavyansk and Kramatorsk region. The lack of support from the RF Armed Forces will allow the enemy to hit the flank of advancing Wagner units.
As the PMC “Wagner” advances and the settlements are liberated, the front line stretches. This leads to the need to assign people to protect and occupy positions on the flanks.
- writes the telegram channel “Rybar”.
The authors of the analysis believe that in the current situation, any disagreement between the participants of the SVO is unacceptable. The PMC “Wagner” and the Ministry of Defense must join forces to defeat Ukrainian Nazism.
In the absence of unified coordinated actions of the PMCs and the Russian Defense Ministry, it will be increasingly difficult to protect the flanks from the attacks of the Ukrainian armed forces, and the tightening of the encirclement of the city will create the prospect of an enemy counter-offensive from Seversk, Minkovka and Konstantinovka. Yes, the position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Bakhmut is precarious, but dithering or interministerial quarrels only play into the enemy’s game. And victory is only forged through joint efforts.
– said in the telegram channel.
The delay in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) will allow the enemy to prepare new units and equip them with equipment from new Western supplies, which will seriously complicate the situation for Russian forces.
