21 May 2023

“On the whole, the operation ended in a strategic failure of our troops. The enemy has NOT been ousted from the Donbas in all the main directions, in most directions - not moved at all. Russian military had exhausted weapon stockpiles, ammunition and manpower that will be necessary for further offensive operations. That's why Bakhmut was given increased attention for the last two months - it was necessary to achieve at least some result 'for propaganda' in order to 'take a breath' afterwards. And so we won, sort of.”

www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/21/russi...
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Igor Girkin

   Military

Former Russian soldier and intelligence officer who led the original 2014-15 uprising of east Ukrainian separatists

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Russia invading Ukraine - The battle in Bakhmut