Comments by "Joshua Paul" (@joshuapaul2022) on "Russian forces reportedly advance in Ukraine's Avdiivka" video.

  1. Avdiivka is Bakhmut 2.0. Again for political reasons Syrsky will waste tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops there. Due to his background Syrsky position in Ukrainian army has always been very precarious. The problem is that Syrsky simply can't say NO to delusional Zelenskyy. For example, at first he refused to replace Zaluzhny as all other generals did (nobody at this point wants to own a lost war), but eventually he buckled as usual. Politico quotes Ukrainian soldiers calling him a butcher in an article "Zaluzhny is out, the ‘butcher’ is in." Under Zelenskyy pressure Syrsky wasted lives of close to 100 000 Ukrainian troops trying to hold Bakhmut when all escape routes were under Russian fire control and then launching wave after wave of suicidal counterattacks for months trying and failing to recapture the city. Even NYT noticed in desperation: "Bakhmut has become something of an obsession for Mr. Zelensky and his military leaders."
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