It's so sad to see these Ukrainian boys and elderly men die in a useless fight. All that US money and armament wasted. Ukraine is losing it. And Zelensky isn't even honorable enough to tell the truth. There are several videos listed in the sites below.
Ukraine to RETREAT from Bakhmut following intense Russian offensive
https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-03-02-ukraine-to-retreat-from-bakhmut.htmlFollowing an intense Russian offensive, Ukraine is seriously considering retreating from the strategically important city of Bakhmut in the disputed Donetsk People’s Republic.
This is according to Alexander Rodnyansky, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who said in an interview with CNN that the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the city have not yet pulled out, but the country’s top brass are considering if the cost of holding Bakhmut “outweighs the benefits.”
But when talking about a potential retreat from Bakhmut, known by the Russians as Artyomovsk, Rodnyansky refuses to call the situation a defeat and instead referred to it as a “strategic pull back.” (Related: German intelligence agency: Ukraine losing HUNDREDS of soldiers daily… the situation is not sustainable.)
“Our military is obviously going to weigh all of the options,” said Rodnyansky. “So far they’ve held the city, but if need be, they will strategically pull back because we’re not going to sacrifice all of our people just for nothing.”
This sentiment is shared by many other top Ukrainian officials. Serhiy Rakhmanin, a member of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament), said: “I believe that, sooner or later, we will probably have to leave Bakhmut. There is no sense in holding it at any cost.”
Even Zelensky has admitted that his country could lose the fight in Bakhmut, stating that he would not hold onto Bakhmut at any cost, and that the city was the “most difficult” posting for the country’s soldiers.
“The intensity of fighting is only increasing.”
The Battle for Bakhmut has entered its seventh month as of March 1. Kyiv considers the city extremely valuable as a gateway to a large swathe of the disputed Donbas region.
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Prigozhin Addressed Zelensky, Calling To Allow Withdrawal From Bakhmut
https://southfront.org/prigozhin-addressed-zelensky-calling-to-allow-withdrawal-from-bakhmut/After numerous units of the Ukrainian army were destroyed in the heavy battles, the Ukrainian garrison in Bakhmut was reinforced by untrained mobilized servicemen, including the elderly and children. In his video, Prigozhin showed Ukrainian POWs calling on their president to let them leave the city and return home to their families. The video also confirms that an old Ukrainian man and two teenagers captured by Wagner fighters were treated well in the captivity.
"I appeal to the President of Ukraine Vladimir Aleksandrovich Zelensky. <…> If earlier the professional Ukrainian army used to fight with us, today we see more and more old people and children. They fight, but their life in Bakhmut is short, a day or two. Give them the opportunity to leave the city, the city is actually surrounded," said the founder of Wagner.
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