Looks like the last strip of Bakhmut is now in Russian hands, both sides claiming to have crippled the other’s offensive capacity - which I suppose is backhanded recognition by both sides that strategically it was never critical.
It will be interesting to see what happens if Prigozhin is serious about getting his fighters out of there next week. With Ukraine now holding high ground on its flanks would Russia be willing to send its regular army into what could become a shooting range for Ukrainian artillery ?
I think that is exactly why Wagner surged to clear out the last remnants at considerable cost. Declare victory, hand it over to the Army, and then let them deal with the situation. Should they lose it, he looks like the betrayed hero.
Honestly, fuck every nation that is helping Russia get around the economic sanctions. I read the other day how there are some middle eastern nations importing Russian oil for cheap while selling their own for exorbitant prices - Help Russia and make a bucket load while doing it. Cunts.
I wish we could remove our reliance on oil from countries that are untrustworthy in this way. Yes @cynicaloldgit it would be nice if we could just remove our reliance on oil across the world* full stop but we aren’t there yet. We will get there one day.
*The world excluding USA, who will never accept a suppression to any form of freedom unless its expressly written into an 18th century document. They’ve demonstrated, as with their schoolchildren, that lives don’t matter as long as their freedoms remain.
Shit is going down in Belgorod, Russia. Lots of rumour doing the rounds and a few slapstick comments about the People’s Republic of Belgorod. Lots in jest because nobody really seems to know what the fuck is going on but there does seem to be some Russian Freedom Legion that appears to be making assaults in the region.
There’s no confirmation of that. He was supposed to be ill a week or so back. Apparently yesterday’s meeting was to agree to Russian tactical nukes being stationed in Belarus.
Lukashenko or no Lukashenko , the fact that Belarus now has Russian nukes on its soil will soon lead to a massive military presence. The country has to all intents and purposes been annexed. Any future elections would be a sham.