So it’s just a minor set back right?
Russia's Invasion of Ukraine (Official Thread)
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So it’s just a minor set back right?
You see all of the NATO gear getting pumped into Poland and Ukraine right now? Spring is gonna be lit.
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Those would be really minor gains on the Eastern front once secured (because Soledar is not yet gained even).
However considering Prigozhin is making power plays in Russia politically and is in direct confrontation with Shoigu and the military, he's using this campaign to increase its stature and pushing to take Bakhmut as a symbol because that city has little to no significance otherwise according to most experts.
Soledar in this regard is Northeast of Bakhmut and if secured would give them a solid position to bomb it and/or try to encircle it which they have have been failing to do for months.
Soledar is also a town which is known for its salt mines (biggest in Europe) and Wagner often uses conquests to prey on ressources in foreign territories as they did in CAR and Mali. It's been reported that Russia is selling stolen wheat and grains so there is also a ressource aspect to the war though a minor one.
What went wrong ? Not much really it seems. Basically Wagner uses prisoners as cannon fodder trying to brute force Ukr positions and exhaust Ukrainians. Then they use their spec ops to sweep and secure them. They just play a number's game and a very cynical one at that.
They are depopulating their prisons of some of their worst at 0 social cost while gaining troops that serve directly on the front lines so their regular troops/mercs are shielded from it. If it wasn't so unethical, it would be brilliant.
