[BostonCard]

TrumpCard, I assume you are referring to this NY Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/world...ategy.html

I'm not sure I buy it.  Russia is making small gains in the outlying suburbs of Bakhmut, and I suspect will probably eventually take it.  I think a bit like the battle for Severodonetsk/Lyshyshank, Bakhmut represents an opportunity for Ukraine to impose a high cost on Russian troops, so Ukranians holding out as long as possible is a good way to chew up Russian troops (in this case, lots of Wagner troops).  Estimates in December were that Russia was losing 50-100 troops a day there.

BC

[BostonCard]

TrumpCard, I assume you are referring to this NY Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/world...ategy.html

I'm not sure I buy it.  Russia is making small gains in the outlying suburbs of Bakhmut, and I suspect will probably eventually take it.  I think a bit like the battle for Severodonetsk/Lyshyshank, Bakhmut represents an opportunity for Ukraine to impose a high cost on Russian troops, so Ukranians holding out as long as possible is a good way to chew up Russian troops (in this case, lots of Wagner troops).  Estimates in December were that Russia was losing 50-100 troops a day there.

BC