"City is almost destroyed": journalists told why Bakhmut battle is important for the Russian Federation and Ukraine
According to the deputy mayor Alexander Marchenko, only a few thousand civilians remained in the underground repositories of the city, which previously lived about 70 thousand people. They hide from hostilities without water, gas and electricity. "The city is almost destroyed. There is no building that would not remain virgin in this war," Marchenko told reporters. The publication writes that the Russian Federation involves huge military resources to capture Bakhmut.
Thus, from 20,000 to 30,000 Russian servicemen were killed or injured while trying to storm the city. According to journalists, the Kremlin needs a victory, albeit symbolic, since the military command has long been unable to boast success at the front. The Russian Federation wants to sell some victory for a loyal public that supports the war and propagandists. Journalists write that Russia also has a military purpose.
According to the Higher Military Command of the invaders, the capture of Bakhmut will allow them to master the bridgehead for further territorial conquests. It is about the capture of Kramatorsk and Slavyansk. The publication writes that the main strategic goal of the Armed Forces Command is to use battle for the city to weaken the Russian army. According to NATO sources, there are five Russian invaders for every Ukrainian defender in Bakhmut.
Also, according to journalists, Bakhmut and Ukraine are of political importance. Yes, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "made the city a symbol of resistance. " The publication writes that the occupation of the city can raise the morale of the Russians. However, this will not affect military action directly. Mick Ryan, a strategist and former Australian general, believes that there will be no Russian forces rapid. "The Ukrainians . . .
will go to the defensive zones in Kramatorsk areas, which they have been preparing for eight years. Any offensive in the Kramatorsk area will probably be as bloody for the Russians as their Bakhmut campaign," he said. US intelligence has warned that the Russian Federation can go further west in the war against Ukraine. The potential for direct military clash of the Russian Federation with the West exists.