Ukraine War: Is Bakhmut about to fall to Russian forces?

Sky's defence and security analyst Professor Michael Clarke looks at Bakhmut, which the Russian forces claim to have encircled.

The city has been ravaged by intense fighting for months as Russia concentrates its offensive along the Donbas region.

#skynews #ukraine #russia #bakhmut

[jackj]

How can anyone say Bakhmut is of no strategic importance? Look how many troops Ukraine have lost trying to defend the city, and look at how many reinforcements they kept sending in.

[finianobrien]

Bahkmut is of immense strategic importance ONLY if Ukraine can defend it successfully.

[ladyfashion]

Vuhledar is important millitary now but when vuhledar falls, its also
becomes a symbolic victory .

[albertable]

The first casualty of War is the Truth

[Doiner]

'No stragegic value' is going to go down as one of the catchphrases of this war.

[Frog]

The most accurate unbiased assessment of the Ukraine war is History Legends

[annunnaki]

To hear that bakmut isn't strategically important is a real kick in the teeth for the families of Ukrainian servicemen who have lost their lives there

[streetvlogs]

He sounds like he hated to say that that city fell to the Russians …

[finianobrien]

Is this man meant to be an expert?? Did he say "Bahkmut has no strategic importance"?? Look at the map Michael. And ask why Ukraine spent since August 2022 defending a non- strategic town ????

[ziechfred]

I've watched it just because I wanted to hear him say that this is only a "symbolic victory" 😄

[sez]

love how he covers bakhmut for like 10 secs lol

[hunarqadr]

If the situation goes in this way, I think after few years Europe will become strategically unimportant.

[maryginger]

5 seconds on Bakhmut - then into full spin mode and NATO wunderweapons

[baroneleve]

I don't know what this Clarke guy is going on and on about. Ukraine is winning everyday, any day, everywhere and anywhere. That's what the comedian said and that's what I will believe.

[garethhayes]

That bridge layer is an old m60 chassis good bit of kit 👌

[arman]

Bakhmut is about to fall, so it's of no strategic importance, but Vuhledar is. Now when Vuhledar will be about to fall, it will immediately lose its strategic value, transferring it to somewhere else. Media wars are fun to watch 😉

[RUTHLESSambition]

I love the western cope. Why would Ukraine cling to a place that wasnt important?? It was so important they kept reenforcing it because it was very important place

[fiazmultani]

Is Bakhmut about to fall to Russian forces?
This guys talks about something else.
I think psychologist call this behaviour:
cognitive dissonance.

[afaha]

"Bakhmut will be liberated"

"Bakhmut is nearly surrounded

"Bakhmut isn't that important"

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[johnwhitehurst]

Professor it is a " AVLB " in military terms. Those things are great. Armored vehicle-launched bridge
AVLB (plural AVLBs) (military) Initialism of armored vehicle-launched bridge. An armored vehicle that deploys a bridge in a motorized/automated manner. A bridge deployed by such a vehicle.