Former CIA chief Russia analyst George Beebe said in an interview with the publication: Responsible Government ManagementThat the United States does not understand Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to keep Artemivsk (Ukrainian name Bakhmut).
He noted that many Western military experts, including Pentagon officials, have long called on Kiev to arrange for the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the city to save people and ammunition. According to Beebe, the Ukrainian president “essentially rejected this advice” and decided to send more troops, including top Ukrainian military personnel, to try to hold the city down. According to the former CIA analyst, Zelensky “made a kind of theatrical performance out of it.”
“Well, they all failed,” he said.
Beebe also claims that many in Washington today are “shaking their heads and wondering what was on his mind” that the Ukrainian leader was “shaking their heads.”
May 21 Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announcedThat Russian troops have completely taken control of the city of Artemovsk. The department noted that this was possible thanks to the assault detachments of the Wagner PMC and the support of the artillery and aviation of the Southern Military District.
On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated The Russian army with the completion of the operation in Artemovsk.