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  • Ukraine: Possible Bakhmut retreat to pre-empt Russian reprisal

    01/15/2023 1:17:56 PM PST · by JonPreston · 68 replies
    english.almayadeen.net ^ | 1/15/23 | Al Mayadeen English
    Ukraine is considering retreating from Bakhmut (formerly Artemovsk), according to Ukrainian military personnel cited in The Washington Post, in order to save manpower and supplies in anticipation of a counteroffensive elsewhere.A Ukrainian commander, who chose to remain anonymous, commented on the possibility of withdrawal and told The Washington Post that "we have lost many friends in the defense of this city, so we do not want to surrender it now. But maybe a temporary withdrawal would save some of our people," adding that his unit suffered "great losses." Yuriy Skala, a Ukrainian commander of an intelligence battalion currently on the...