“Financial Times writes that Presidential Office Andriy Yermak has been interfering with plans to fight in Bakhmut and that the decision to keep the city’s long -term defense could come from it. Source: Financial Times in the great material about the head of the OP under the name “The Polarizing Power of Andriy Yermak, another leader of Ukraine” literally “literally:” According to two Ukrainian officials involved in military planning, Yermak repeatedly ignored the decision of military leadership.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Financial Times in the great material about the head of the OP under the name “The Polarizing Power of Andriy Yermak, another leader of Ukraine of wartime”
Literally edition: “According to two Ukrainian officials involved in military planning, Yermak repeatedly ignored the decisions of the military leadership and in certain situations had a” full influence “on hostilities. One of the most striking examples, according to them, was his influence on Bakhmut’s battle.”
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Details: FT reminds that Bakhmut was built as a fortress in 1571, and at the end of 2022 the city was back in siege when Russian troops were approaching.
“Many Ukrainian commanders on the forefront called for a strategic retreat, but Ermak saw an opportunity to tell another story. Due to its history, the Bakhmut fortress had some narrative power. It had to become a symbol of unbreakable resistance of Ukraine. (President Vladimir – ed. He could not, “the article reads.
The author of the material Christopher Miller notes that after 7 months of heavy battles, Bakhmut was already hell.
“When I was making a report from the city in early December 2022, the center was destroyed. Russian terrestrial attacks were continuous – even hardened American generals were amazed at the cruelty of battles and stunning losses of Moscow. And they continued to step,” Miller said.
According to FT, in the midst of fighting, on December 20, 2022, Zelensky, accompanied by Yermak, made a secret and risky visit to the Bakhmut Front. And the next day, the President of Ukraine flew to the United States and presented a shabby Ukrainian flag signed by the military in Bakhmut at a joint meeting of the Congress.
The publication reminds that then the speaker of the House of Representatives of Nancy Pelosi lifted him above the podium under stormy applause.
“Ukraine had its own Alamo (the town of Alamo is located in Texas, the USA. The battle for Alamo in 1836 was the most famous battle of the Texas Revolution. Thanks to the heroism of the defenders of the battle for Alamo, it became a symbol of the struggle for the independence of Texas – ed. They are wasting without a significant tactical effect.
According to Miller, one of the commanders who participated in the battles called Bakhmut’s long defense “political maneuver disguised as heroism.”
“In the end, Bakhmut’s fortress fell. The losses were undermined by Ukraine’s counter -offensive in 2023, which also ended in a failure. The official.
Prehistory:
- The Bakhmut battle between the Ukrainian and Russian troops lasted from August 2022 until May 2023. In the end, the Ukrainian forces were forced to leave the city.