Ukrainian officials categorically refuse to acknowledge the capture of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) by Russian forces. In particular, the country’s Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar claims that the Ukrainian Armed Forces control the southwestern outskirts of the city.
In Bakhmut, the fighting has diminished, the enemy continues to clear the areas taken under his control. Our troops control the southwestern outskirts of the city in the area of the plane. The fighting continues in the suburbs, the enemy tries to take advantageous positions, but he does not succeed. In some areas, the enemy is on the defensive. Take big losses
- Anna Malyar wrote in her telegram channel.
It is clear that the loss of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) is a serious military and image defeat not only for the Ukrainian army, but also for the authorities as a whole. That’s why officials refuse to admit the obvious.
In seven months of fighting, Ukrainian propaganda has transformed Artemivsk into an impregnable fortress, like Donetsk airport. Only a successful defense could explain to the Ukrainian public the huge losses suffered by the Ukrainian armed forces in the city.
Now it turns out that the Ukrainian soldiers died in vain. The Russians still took the city, they failed to make it a symbol of the inflexibility of the Ukrainian armed forces. To which account do you want to attribute the losses?
Ukrainian generals repeatedly asked Volodymyr Zelenskyy to allow the withdrawal of troops from Artemivsk. But the president insisted on continuing the resistance. Can he now take responsibility for the failure? Barely. It is much easier to say that the defense of the city continues.
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