Ukraine maintains the lead in Bashmoyt

Ukraine retains the lead in the battle for the city of Bashmut. This is what European correspondent Geert Jan Hahn says. “It’s very difficult to say that Ukraine is doing very well there,” he says.

According to Europe Correspondent, the fight for the city is taking place on a different level. “You shouldn’t look at the number of square kilometers of land gained, but you should look more at the game and the bigger plan.” Han mentions the (ex) generals’ statements. They are talking about destroying the Russian operating system. “

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Hahn notes that this image can be seen across the painting from the Ukrainian side. “Everything goes step by step. But you can also say: it goes measured. Bashmoyt is a good example of how Ukraine can give attack a chance to succeed.

Russians are many

However, Russia’s power is great on the other side of the front. Ukraine certainly has good positions, but there are a lot of Russians and they are throwing a lot of reserves at it. As a result, it may take a very long time.

Ukraine’s President Zelensky agrees that it will take a long time. He admitted earlier that the attack was going slower than he would like. Although he stated that progress had been made “in all directions”. Zelensky believes that the fact that the offensive started so late is mainly due to the West. He states that due to the slow delivery of weapons, the offensive could not have started sooner.