Some have called the Russian efforts to take Bakhmut senseless, but I don't necessarily agree.
— John Helin (@J_JHelin) December 15, 2022
Why does Bakhmut matter and why are both Ukraine and Russia willing to throw so many men into the meatgrinder it has become?
As promised: why Bakhmut? A thread.
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