A war of attritionThe “not” claim that lasted for months, which reduced an entire big city to mountains of rubble, was “not fulfilled”.stone upon stone”. A bitter war in which the attacking forces are invested great military potential In their efforts to control an iconic town during hostilities, the defense units limit themselves to fending off the blow, parrying the blow, seeing them coming, and perhaps seizing an opportunity after the conflict. Many historians and analysts have drawn parallels in recent months between the epic battle of Stalingrad between Soviet and Nazi troops and the fighting in the Donbas town of Bakhmut, where Kremlin soldiers have been unable to complete the conquest in recent years. 10 months; Between what happened on the banks of the Volga River during the freezing winter of 1942, the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, and what happened in the green and ordinary plains of eastern Ukraine, the final outcome is still uncertain. Swords still in the air as Zelensky waits for his government to issue the expected launch order counterattack spring.
One of the first scientists to make comparisons was a historian. Geoffrey Robertsprofessor of fame modern history Who is who in an article titled ‘Bajmut, whose side will Stalingrad be on (in the Ukrainian war)’ at University College Cork? reveals many similarities. “Like Bakhmut, war of stalingrad it was a protracted war of attrition – 200 days of fire, as the Soviets like to say – but on a much larger scale… academics roughly estimate: 850,000 Axis soldiers (Germany and its allies) were killed or wounded, with casualties on the Russian side, including civilians. 1.1 million“, he writes. Roberts recalls in his article that “millions of Ukrainians served in the Red Army” during the war, and therefore “the Ukrainian high command was as aware of the Stalingrad lessons as their Russian counterparts.”
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The British historian, however, considers it difficult for the Ukrainian side to achieve success in encircling the flanks, as the Soviet Army did at the end of 1942, now that the Russian winter offensive has come to an end. “Ukrainian fans dream of a counterattack that will encircle the Russian forces fighting in the city”, but “I don’t think the Ukrainians have the forces to launch such an operation; unlike the German flanks in 1942, wagner group The forces fighting in Ukraine are strong and Moscow still seems to have a lot of soldiers in reserve.” I don’t know, but as far as I know, the Ukrainian side suffers the biggest losses; if that’s true, the Russians would have won the war of attrition and the town when they controlled the city.”
Michael SamusThe Ukrainian think tank New Politics Research Network rejects Stalingrad’s name and focuses attention on the Battle of Bakhmut.information bubble“, artificially inflated by the presence of Evgeny Prigozhin, Putin’s cook, who took part in numerous explosions during the conflict, and Wagner mercenaries who always arouse interest, especially in the foreign press, wherever they go. But in terms of the scale and significance of the war, “comparison is impossible.” If Ukrainian troops cross the front and besiege the town and manage to surround the Wagnerite militia, it would be “a disaster for both the reputation of the invading troops and Prigozhin”, though that would be the best the Ukrainians could hope for. The Kiev army will “capture several thousand warriors”, it has nothing to do with the hundreds of thousands of soldiers stranded in .kessell(German cauldron) is the name given to the huge bag in which the Sixth German Army under the command of General Friedrich Paulus was trapped. For Samus, the Battle of Bakhmut has only one meaning: “The Russian Army total conquest From the Donetsk region.
David Lewis, Professor of Global Policy at the University of Exeter, has similar views, saying that “Russia’s Donbass Die in Bakhmut.” “It is possible that the Ukrainian troops managed to control the few remaining streets in their hands, but the cost was too great; The challenges are huge and it’s hard to imagine that he can control big cities like Russia. Kramatorsk; “It probably sets the limit for the Russian offensive,” says Bakhmut. According to this academic, this does not mean that Ukraine “will prevail in the (imminent) offensive.” And even with poor organization, Russian forces offer a tough line of defense and have had time to build fortifications. “Lewis finishes his speech.