Comments by "Harry Mills" (@harrymills2770) on "Wagner boss gives 24-hour ultimatum to Russian military over Bakhmut. Here's why." video.

  1. Interesting, if true. Wagner forces were and probably still are better-trained and more experienced than regular Russian troops. The gap is probably narrowing, but they will continue to use Wagner forces for the bloodiest ground fighting. The Russians have spared their own and Wagner troops heavy losses by pounding the ground ahead with artillery. If they're fighting building-to-building in residential areas, then I bet Prigozhin wants the apartment complexes leveled before sending his men in. Who knows if this is a smokescreen? If I'm the Russians, enjoying local escalation dominance, with a goal of eroding Kiev's and its allies' manpower and resources, I would "help" the Ukrainians detect a weak spot or believe there's an impending weak spot, to encourage an offensive, and lure the Ukrainians into yet another meat grinder. Create an objective they think is going to regain a lot of territory or a strategic target (Zaporozhye) for them, and invite them in for more horrific losses.
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