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Perhaps some of our military history buffs here can find the most analogous historical battles to the battle of Bakhmut.  The obvious comparison to Verdun has its limitations--Verdun actually seemed to have been of some strategic value.  But it was at least a battle fought for deliberate attrition, as Bahkmut seems to be.

When in the past have so many lives been spent, seemingly willingly by both sides, on a piece of territory of so little strategic significance?

Querry whether this is straightforward and clear-eyed, but Zelenskyy's statement today suggests he disagrees with the premise that Bakhmut has little strategic significance: https://kyivindependent.com/news-feed/ze...tsk-oblast

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Perhaps some of our military history buffs here can find the most analogous historical battles to the battle of Bakhmut.  The obvious comparison to Verdun has its limitations--Verdun actually seemed to have been of some strategic value.  But it was at least a battle fought for deliberate attrition, as Bahkmut seems to be.

When in the past have so many lives been spent, seemingly willingly by both sides, on a piece of territory of so little strategic significance?

Querry whether this is straightforward and clear-eyed, but Zelenskyy's statement today suggests he disagrees with the premise that Bakhmut has little strategic significance: https://kyivindependent.com/news-feed/ze...tsk-oblast