How informed The Washington Post newspaper, from the data that leaked to the network amid the leak of secret Pentagon documents on Ukraine, it follows that Washington recommended Kiev to leave Artemivsk (Ukrainian name Bakhmut) in order to prevent the encirclement of the Ukrainian armed forces. in this area.
As the journalists write, the assessments of the situation around Baahmut by American experts were gloomy in January 2023, and Washington suggested that Kiev reduce the losses and leave the city.
“The constant Russian offensive since November has jeopardized Ukraine’s ability to hold the city (Artyomovsk – ed.), and Ukrainian forces risk being surrounded if they do not retreat within the next month” , the publication cites information from the “leaked” document.
However, the Ukrainian authorities ignored these warnings.
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