Reply To: Russian Tensions
So, Bakhmut still holds out, and in RT today Prigozhin is still complaining about ammunition and resources, saying counter-offensives are threatening to overwhelm his troops. Squeaky wheels and grease springs to mind, but the Russians are trying to hold a very long front, and will be cautious before they commit reserves and resources to any one point: any gaps will be plugged.
The BBC has reported Bakhmut has cost the Russians 20K KIA (whilst explicitly declining to report Ukrainian casualties, channelling their US source who says they refuse to speculate because Ukraine is the victim and has been invaded, make of that what you will).
It’s difficult to know what to make of the purported drone attack targeted on Putin: it’s probably rogue actors, but there’s a chance it’s a false flag to justify targeting Zelensky.
No matter which way you shake it, this war has been a horror show, and in the coming months, I think there will be a lot more blood shed to feed the black Earth of Ukraine.