Thread by @Volodymyr_D_

Chronology of the battle for Bakhmut
#RussianUkrainianWar @Deepstate_UA #Bakhmut
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2/ The battle in the Bakhmut direction began after Popasnaya and Svitlodarsk were captured by Ru in May 2022. Bakhmut became the next city on the way of the Ru army. It is hard to imagine, but already in June 2022 Ru troops were 10 km from Bakhmut

3/ But in general, the pace of the offensive was the highest in the first months of the fighting. At that time, Russia captured territories 5 times larger than now, losing 10 times fewer soldiers.

4/ June-August: the total losses of the Russians averaged about 200-300 soldiers per day (along the entire front line of 1,300 km). The Bakhmut direction is usually noted in the chronicles as one of the main places of battles along with Kherson, Kharkiv, and Donetsk.

5/ Russia probably lost <50 soldiers a day at Bakhmut then
facebook.com/GeneralStaff.u…

6/ October-December:
Usually, Ukrainian officials talk about Russian losses in the Bakhmut direction as 50-100 killed per day
kyivindependent.com/news-feed/ukra…

7/In January, more and more people are talking about 200 killed per day, or more. And in February-March, estimates of the losses of Russia and the Wagner group reached an absolute maximum - an average of 200-400 killed per day
pravda.com.ua/news/2023/02/1…

8/ General Mark Milley speaks of maximum losses of 1,200 killed per day
economist.com/graphic-detail…