The Armed Forces can take the initiative under Bakhmut thanks to the new failure of the occupiers - isw

According to them, every day the opponent's opportunities become smaller and this is visible at the rate of hostilities in the last weeks. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are only stronger thanks to the help of Western partners, and this can allow our army to intercept the initiative and start a counter -offensive. This may also indicate that Ukrainian defenders have been able to hold a small counterattack near the southwestern direction near Bakhmut.

All this indicates that "Russian sources are increasingly sure of the ability of the Russian military to keep the initiative around Bakhmut. " The forces of the Russian invaders were significantly seated in the area of ​​the coal, where they suffered considerable losses daily, as they point out in ISW, which also indicates that the forces of the Russian Federation have achieved peak and their next counter -offensive was not successful.

"The special restoration of existing units for deployment under the coalar, as well as the obvious creation of sub -chipped special echelonovated formations indicates that Russia's combat capabilities in the West of Donetsk region have deteriorated significantly," the statement said. At the same time, the Armed Forces have a chance to take the initiative and start their own counter -offensive in many areas of the front. This can happen in the coming months.

We will remind, on March 18, ISW reported that the president of China Xi Jinping will discuss with Vladimir Putin the scheme of evasion of sanctions. All this can happen through Belarus and a document signed by Alexander Lukashenko on March 1 this year in Beijing. On March 16, ISW wrote that the Wagnets will not be able to take Bakhmut, and the offensive of the PVC is approaching the climax. There was a decrease in the number of shelling in the city and its environs, especially the last few days.