Retired officer explains how Ukraine should approach battle for Bakhmut

For the first time in eight months, the Russians are on the cusp of taking a Ukrainian city. Bakhmut, which sits in a Russian-occupied region of eastern Ukraine, has already been abandoned by more than 90% of its prewar population. Ret. US Army Maj. Mike Lyons explains what it looks like on the ground right now. #CNN #News #shorts

26 comments

  1. An example needs to be set worldwide.
    Aggression against sovereign nations will be met with aggression from the rest of the world.

    1. ​@Kurosai006 Ichigo before you start attacking people’s comments learn your history a little better. When has Nato or the Americans attacked a country for the purpose of depopulation while destroying infrastructure all for the purpose of annexation. Why was Nato created in 1949? How many Afghanistans were killed by the USSR (Russia), why did the Americans go into Afghanistan, why did the Americans go into Syria etc.. With regards about Russia what about the second Chechen War, the Georgian War, the Crimea Annexation, the Donbas War
      the Salisbury Attack, MH17 and the Syria War. And this is all recent. We can play your game all day. I would rather use history to learn how to “not” make the same mistakes over and over rather than to determine who to hate. Hate is why this crap will never end.

    2. Pretty sure you can still get a plain ticket, go fight. This isn’t about democracy or independence, it is about money.

  2. Ukraine Holds Bakhmut = Ukrainian forces bravely and heroically defend a key Eastern City in the Donbas, assuring logistical routes stay open and regional security is maintained
    Russia Takes Bakhmut = The City was strategically unimportant, it’s nothing but a political victory for Russia and Putin, it will make no difference in the conflict as a whole and Ukraine will take the territory back soon enough

    I really enjoy seeing the narrative and story shift for the same location, depending on who is losing/defending it.

    1. Bakhmut is very important to the Ukranians, but it is not that strategically important. It’s not a very complex concept.

  3. He is explaining the situation in Bakhmut, not what Ukraine should do. I see whoever uploads the videos doesn’t watch them.

  4. That river is the main hold. Even if they drop a bridge, they now have a bottle neck down on them. It wouldnt be smart to just main that bridge. But instead flank as much land as they can. But the way Ukraine is holding up, it’s an anyman game at this point. To me, a pointless campaign but the tactics are there and only a few will see the true route that can happen.

  5. Bakhmut is history…. Russia has them surrounded on three sides and is leaving one side open for the soldiers and the civilians to get out. If zielinski chooses not to evacuate will then they’ll be a whole bunch of dead ukrainians….. And that’s a fact. I don’t know where they get these people

  6. Jesus I hope they get out of there or push back the Russians it’s not worth the casualties to keep going retreat and regroup

  7. “A river here that the Russians can’t navigate”
    Proceeds to show a map with Russians on the other side of that river. This man is a puppet or incompetent

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