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The Second Battle Of Bakhmut: A Loser's Guide

Timing is everything

Feb 09, 2023
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A new Russian offensive has begun in the east of Ukraine. On the flanks of Bakhmut, Russian paratroopers attack behind a curtain of artillery fire. Progress is still slow and costly, but the attacks are better-planned and executed than the human wave assaults of December and January, so there are fewer of them.

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