The high losses of manpower and equipment have hurt Russia's ability to fight for Bakhmut, according to the British Ministry of Defense.
Russia's fight for the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut is said to be hampered by huge losses as well as tensions between Moscow and the mercenary troops fighting Kyiv's forces."has largely stalled" which was mostly down to the"extreme attrition of the Russian force," although it also noted that Ukraine has also faced high troop losses.
The update on Saturday said Russia had probably shifted its operational focus towards Avdiivka, located south of Bakhmut, and to the Kreminna-Svatove sector in the north, areas"where Russia likely only aspires to stabilize its front line." Ukrainian servicemen with an M119 105mm howitzer near Bakhmut, on March 23, 2023. Huge losses among Russian forces are impacting their ability to fight for the city, British defense officials said on March 25, 2023.
Russia has been reeling from huge losses of manpower and equipment in Bakhmut as well as the failed attack on Vuhledar in February."Tactically, these attacks have been a disaster for Russia," Paul D'Anieri, political science professor at the
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