Bakhmut
Is the Ukrainian high command making a foolish mistake by continuing to defend Bakhmut, or is it laying a deadly trap for the Russians?
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...t-on-the-brink
I've been reading every reputable report on the battle that I can find and no one- outside of the Ukrainian high command, perhaps (and even that's not clear)- seems to know what's really going on there, strategically-speaking. Either the Ukrainians are being very clever, and luring the Russians into a trap, or they're being very foolish and wasting precious manpower and resources on a city with much greater symbolic than strategic significance.
It's a meat-grinder for both sides, but the Russians can better afford the heavy losses. In some ways, Bakhmut has become the Stalingrad of the 21st century. Is Ukraine going to make the same mistake that German high command made in 1942? Or are they setting the Russians up for a taste of their own
Uranus?
What do you think is going on there?
Combat Aircraft
There's been speculation about if/when the West will provide combat aircraft to Ukraine since the beginning of the war. Recent reports have been all over the place, but the aggregate of reportage leans towards a qualified yes.
Yesterday, a local Tucson, AZ TV news station reported that two Ukrainian pilots are visiting Davis Monthan AFB (where USAF pilots train on both the A-10 and the F-16). Is this a sign or a red herring?
Do you think the west is going to provide combat aircraft to Ukraine any time soon?
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