{"id":23455,"date":"2023-04-26T15:15:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T19:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/?p=23455"},"modified":"2023-04-26T15:15:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T19:15:41","slug":"26apr2023-update-on-the-bakhmut-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/26\/26apr2023-update-on-the-bakhmut-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"26APR2023 – Update on the Bakhmut Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As can be seen in the satellite photo below, the Russians (in red) have almost completed the painfully slow process of ejecting the Ukrainians from Bakhmut by reducing the city to rubble via artillery bombardment.\u00a0 The Ukrainians are probably down to a few thousand soldiers with the bulk having already retreated out of Bakhmut to the nearby towns of Chasiv Yar and Ivanivske.<\/p>\n

But supposedly the final stronghold is structurally reinforced and may even be hiding a tunnel system out of the city.\u00a0 Previously it was believed that this stronghold of tall apartment buildings was being held by some of the most battle-hardened professionals in the Ukraine forces.\u00a0 Whether that is still the case is unknown.\u00a0 But the fighting at this point may even be harder and bloodier than what came before in this already grueling battle.<\/p>\n

The Ukrainians are attempting to hold onto the town until after May 9th which is the anniversary (in Russia) of the end of WWII in Europe.\u00a0 They want to deny Russia the propaganda boost that the date represents in the Russian mind.\u00a0 Looks like it could go either way.<\/p>\n

After the end of the Bakhmut conflict it is widely believed that the Ukrainian counterattack will commence.\u00a0 Well, that is if the ground dries out sufficiently for heavy vehicles to move easily through the mud.\u00a0 Apparently the rain for the last couple of weeks has rendered the fields impassable.\u00a0 Hell of a war they’ve (or we’ve) got going there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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