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The Opera Curtain Opens At Bakhmut

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May 13, 2023
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Russian soldiers abandoning positions near Bakhmut

The overture fades.

The curtain is opening.

Behold the opera of annihilation, slowly brought into view.

Two long battles for Bakhmut ended in Russian failure over nearly a year. The third is turning into a Ukrainian victory. Disciplined attacks with combined infantry, armor, artillery, and command/control…

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