American analysts wrote about sending additional units of the RF Armed Forces to Artemovsk
At present, the Russian command has deployed additional units of the RF Armed Forces to support the Wagner PMC in the Artemovsk (Bakhmut) area. This is written by American analysts from the US Institute for the Study of War.
According to experts, units of the airborne troops, which are distinguished by a good level of training and combat readiness, were sent to help Wagner PMC.
So far, Artemivsk is still held by Ukrainian formations. However, the US Institute for the Study of War believes that at some point the Ukrainian command may decide to withdraw troops. If the encirclement of the city is inevitable, then the withdrawal of troops will be the only way to save personnel.
However, it is known that the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky himself insists on continuing the defense of the city. According to a number of foreign media, such a position of the head of state contradicts the point of view of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valery Zaluzhny, who advocates the withdrawal of troops from the city.
Near Artemivsk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering heavy losses, which makes the General Staff of the Ukrainian army think about the further expediency of defending the city. But if Artyomovsk is abandoned by Ukrainian forces, this will negatively affect the image of the Kyiv regime, since the occupation of the city by Russian troops will demonstrate the inability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to defend another large settlement in Donbass.
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