Two villages and Soledar: The Russian offensive has suffered a failure - nyt

The primary plans of the Russian Federation were full of captured Donbass, where there are cities much larger than Bakhmut: however, the breakthrough of Russian troops in the publication is called the unlikely scenario. Regardless of Bakhmut's battle, the inability of the Russian Federation to capture significant positions in the Donbass shows how much their offensive has reached.

The occupation army, despite the mobilization of hundreds of thousands of people, still has a serious shortage of personnel, as it was in the fall before the Ukrainian counter -offensive. With more troops and fire power, the Kremlin collided with Ukrainian resistance and prepared lines of defense during the years of fighting. Attempts to attack the coal became an absolute defeat for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

The attempt to seize Avdiivka also failed despite the permanent shelling of the city. In the end, strong Ukrainian defense has withstood many waves of Russian attacks to surround Bakhmut. The land that the occupiers were captured is meager. Ukrainian officials say that the bloody and prolonged defense of Bakhmut has exhausted the mercenaries of the Wagner PEC, and now professional fighters, not convicted, are coming into battle.

The publication states that in order to change the situation on the battlefield of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation it is necessary to restore the momentum that was at the beginning of a full -scale invasion, but they do not have forces. Since August 2022, Russian troops have been captured: summarizing the authors that despite the mobilization of hundreds of thousands of recruits into the army, the winter offensive of the Russian Federation has exhausted.