The large number of deaths

It is reported that Bakhmut's battle became especially horrible when Russian airborne units seized a height on the flanks of the city, and the Wagner PVC commanders ordered the centers-Zakam to storm the neighborhoods in the city center. They are usually forbidden to retreat, so the death toll among them is disproportionately high.

Rob Lee, a senior researcher at the Institute for Foreign Policy Research, who followed the conflict, said that Russian troops had suffered significant losses during a winter offensive and other places. For example, in carbon, Kreminna, Marinka and other settlements in eastern Ukraine. "When you attack, you usually suffer more losses," Lee told reporters. Whether he indicated how well the defensive positions of Ukraine were fortified.

However, he noted that the Ukrainian counter -offensive may face similar obstacles and an increase in the death of the Ukrainian military. According to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, the Bakhmut battle is hampering a large number of Russian troops and does not allow them to break through. "That is why all the military think that this is a very important point and that a large number of hostile troops are destroyed there," he said.

The publication writes that the estimation of losses is still difficult, since US and other Western officials have recognized the limited opportunities for battlefield, as well as the efforts of the Russian and Ukrainian command to ensure operational security by concealing the true scale of each side. Recall that the American general predicted several consequences of the counter -offensive of the Armed Forces.

According to the head of the US General Staff, Ukraine's defenders have sufficient opportunities with armaments received from the Union countries, but the result of counter-offensive actions can be any. It was also reported that the Defense Ministry announced the appointment of the wounded to other positions in the Armed Forces. Vacancies in the Ukrainian Army, as noted by Deputy Minister of Defense Anna Malyar, are ten times more than the wounded, who are now forced to wait for the appointment.