The army of the Russian Federation continues its offensive in attempts to take control of

Bakhmut

in Donetsk region.

It will be difficult for Kremlin propaganda to explain what the Russian army achieved in the war in Ukraine in almost a year of war, while suffering huge losses.  

Security expert Ivan Varchenko said this on the air of FREEDOM TV channel on December 14.

He emphasized that Bakhmut is not a strategic city, as the occupiers are trying to present it.

"We understand that every Russian, from small to large, already knows what Bakhmut is and what kind of city it is. In Ukraine, Russians make Bakhmut a kind of likeness, you know, simultaneously Stalingrad, Kursk Arc and Berlin. And in fact, Bakhmut is very important and it is very important precisely for the New Year. This is what Putin wants to present to the Russian people on a plate, put on the New Year's table, under the New Year's tree," Varchenko explained. 

The expert reminded that the army of the Russian Federation has not had significant successes at the front since the summer when it occupied Severodonetsk and Lysychansk.

In his opinion, fierce fighting will continue in the Bakhmut direction for the next two weeks - "it will be the hardest meat grinder that can be imagined now."

"I think that Russia is doomed to switch to positional defense around Bakhmut, and of course, Russian troops will be exhausted," he summarized.

Battles for Bakhmut

Active hostilities continue in the Bakhmut region of Donetsk region.

On this part of the front, the Armed Forces continue to destroy the Russian invaders.

So, on December 13, the Ukrainian military once again

destroyed a group of invaders

.

Oleg Zhdanov said that the

ratio of artillery in the Armed Forces and the occupiers

in the Bakhmut direction is one to seven, one to ten in favor of Russia.

The expert also noted that the defense

of Bakhmut is important for Ukraine

in order to prevent Russia from capturing the city and making it the "capture of Berlin", as well as to allow the occupiers to let off steam and finish them off on all other areas of the front.

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