According to Ivan Stupak, a military expert from the Ukrainian Institute for the Future, the Russian Armed Forces use aircraft, guided and unguided bombs, and artillery, destroying every district, block and street in order to push the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russian troops intend to capture Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, razing it to the ground. Probably, the fate of the city of Marinka awaits him, which was completely destroyed by the invaders and ceased to exist. This was stated by the military expert of the Ukrainian Institute of the Future Ivan Stupak on the air of the FREEDOM TV channel on March 13.
“The fighting is just catastrophically terrible. And I can’t imagine what will remain of this city,” he said.
According to him, urban battles are the most terrible during military operations. They can go on for a long time and bloody, while not always promising for both sides.
“During the attack, all possible forces and means are used: aviation, and guided bombs, and unguided bombs, and artillery. That is, district after district, quarter after quarter, street after street is destroyed in order to squeeze forward,” he added. Stupak.
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Recall that on March 13, the director of the information and consulting company Defense Express Dmitry Zgurets said that the Russian army in the Bakhmut area began to move along the highway towards Kramatorsk and Slavyansk, Donetsk region. According to him, there are no critical situations at the moment, but the enemy is trying to go further.
On March 11, the commander of the Eastern Group of Forces, Colonel General Alexander Syrsky, explained that the defense of Bakhmut is needed for a successful counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the future. According to him, the Russian Armed Forces are thrown into battle and lose a lot of strength in the city, while Ukraine is accumulating resources.
