{"id":15304,"date":"2023-09-21T20:44:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T17:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/?p=15304"},"modified":"2026-01-18T20:39:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T18:39:58","slug":"the-russians-were-massacred-at-bakhmut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/?p=15304","title":{"rendered":"The Russians were massacred at Bakhmut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ukraine has now reclaimed about 50 square kilometers (more than 19 square miles) of land around Bakhmut since launching its long-awaited counteroffensive in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General Oleksandr Sirskyi said on Monday, September 18, that the recapture of two eastern Ukrainian villages in recent days – Klescheevka and Andriivka, which are on higher ground near the destroyed city of Bakhmut – was a significant advance. “In the fighting in the Bakhmut sector, some of the enemy’s best units have been crushed and have completely lost their combat power,” Sirskyi said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Russian units in question were the 72nd Motorized Infantry Brigade as well as the 31st and 83rd Air Assault Brigades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hailing the recapture of Klestshevka and Antiyivka, Sirskyi said Ukrainian forces are continuing their advance and have had some success in breaking through Russian defense lines, although Moscow’s forces are fighting back from multiple directions in an attempt to retake lost positions. their.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“These settlements, small at first glance, were important elements in the enemy’s defense line that stretched from Bakhmut to Horlivka,” Sirskii said on the Telegram messaging app, referring to a town about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Bahamut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian military spokesman Ilya Yevlas also underlined Klestshevka’s tactical importance, saying in televised comments that its recapture exposed the southern side of Bakhmut and was “a favorable springboard for further progress.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian forces captured the town of Bakhmut in May, but Ukrainian forces continued to fight a fierce urban war that has turned into one of the bloodiest and longest battles since Russia invaded last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia denied on Saturday that it had lost control of Andriivka, and the latest Ukrainian claims of battlefield gains against Russian forces could not be independently verified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a Washington-based think tank, said on Monday that Ukraine’s advance south of Bakhmut and claims of destruction of the combat capabilities of three Russian brigades could indicate significant losses for Moscow . “These elements took part in the counter-attack and attempted to halt Ukrainian advances around Bakhmut\u2026 and likely suffered heavy casualties,” the ISW said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ISW also said Russian forces south of Bakhmut were “probably fatigued from recent efforts to hold” Klescheevka and Andriivka.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ukraine has now reclaimed about 50 square kilometers (more than 19 square miles) of land around Bakhmut since launching its long-awaited counteroffensive in June, the slow progress of which has been criticized by some Western supporters of Kiev.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian officials have acknowledged the slow pace of their advance but have pointed to the strength of Russian defenses, including trenches and massive minefields, which Moscow had months to prepare while Kiev awaited the delivery of promised tanks from the western allies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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