Russian troops under pressure as war anniversary looms

UK predicts Moscow will mark first year of war by claiming victory in Bakhmut, regardless of reality on the ground.

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[Lamin_G]

So says Shasha Vakulina, the ISW's press secretary at Euronews. These folks in the media often mistake Moscow for 'western' capitals; I doubt Putin creates "deadlines" around anniversaries or festivals, or even the Russian state of the union speech. In any case, the recent gains Russians have been incrementally making can serve as talking points of a state of the union speech.

[AndyM_YYY]

Gerasimov will be eyeing windows nervously.

[contemporiser]

we should use that opportunity to put some political pressures, let's say we can have widen discussion over LBGT extra rights if percentage of volunteers from that community will increase above 0.01%, this war is also about you, after all

[ramadankadriu]

RuSSki Blitzkrieg🤣Vuhledar since may🤣🤣🤣

[onesandzeroes]

I'm not sure if Putin sees Vuhledar through those binoculars in the thumbnail.