Russian special military operation in Ukraine #39

The AFU will not leave Bakhmut — this decision was made today at a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters.

Text readout:

Vladimir Zelensky held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-In-Chief's headquarters
March 6, 2023 - 13:36 pm

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday held a regular meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-chief's headquarters.

Commanders of operational and strategic groups of troops reported on the situation in the main directions of the front.

The members of the Stavka discussed the situation in Bakhmut in particular detail. Assessing the course of the defense operation, the president asked the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny and the commander of the operational and strategic group of troops "Khortytsia" Alexander Sirsky about further actions in the Bakhmut direction. They called for the continuation of the defensive operation and further strengthening of our positions in Bakhmut.

In addition, the issue of the supply of weapons and equipment and their distribution in operational areas was considered at the Headquarters meeting.

The meeting was also attended by: Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Kirill Budanov, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexey Danilov, commanders of the branches of the armed forces and operational areas. Members of the government, heads of law enforcement agencies and law enforcement agencies joined the Stavka meeting.

https://www.president.gov.ua/news/volodimir-zelenskij-proviv-zasidannya-stavki-verhovnogo-golo-81461

Well that means also that manpower and resources will be removed from other areas (including Odessa, Zaporozhye and Kharkov).

I believe that Russia should allow ukrainian reinforcements to reach Artemovsk/Bakhmut, it is probably better to fight them there than having to repeat the same thing in Sloviansk and Kramatorsk immediately after that.

One of the new roads west from Bakhmut demonstrating that winter's coldest days are probably over weatherwise.

Ukrainian 46th brigade

   A lottery awaits all comrades who leave the city. Several evacuation groups tried to leave at night and during the day. One returned after being shelled by the orcs, and two, unfortunately, did not. Leaving the city is now almost impossible. Only with a great risk to life. The only two roads are now under the fire control of the occupiers. Both day and night. Even dirt and back roads.

   Solidarity syndrome, hello?

   This is what we were talking about. The defense of a city to destroy enemy troops should not end with the impossibility of leaving the city. The city is not surrounded - no.

   Because our comrades are making great efforts to hold back the corridor from Bakhmut to Kostyantynivka. To do this, for several days they have been conducting constant counterattacks to push the enemy away from the Bakhmut-Konstantinovka and Bakhmut-Chasiv Yar highways.

   The enemy is well aware of this, so it simply shells everything leaving Bakhmut with all kinds of artillery and aircraft. Russia has no goal to physically close the exit from the city, we have already talked about this. They don't want to waste their forces on storming the besieged city, the task is to squeeze us out of Bakhmut. Good luck to all our comrades.


https://t.me/sitreports/5361


From Ukrainian TG channels:

The General Staff continues to form new brigades for the spring counterattack on the Crimea. For this, more than 10 thousand soldiers trained in the EU and Britain are understaffed with those mobilized in Ukraine and transferred to the Dnieper / Zaporozhye.

More than 10 Leopard tanks arrived in Ukraine, but they are "protected" until April, when the thaw ends.

On the scale of corruption: the head of the Lviv region, Maxim Kozitsky, issued 60,000 exit permits for men under the Shlyakh system. At the same time, the cost of such a permit is from 3 to 7 thousand dollars . And that's just in one area.

In addition, a lot of money is made on the purchase of military weapons, the cost of which is 300-500% higher than the purchase price. The authorities also acquire the same equipment several times, and then write it off as losses at the front. The same thing happens with medicines/equipment/clothing for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.


https://t.me/Slavyangrad/35938