KYIV. UkraineGate . 21 . December . 2022 | War News.
The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in another summary writes that from October 1 to December 20, the Russians, in continuous fighting, were able to occupy a territory of 192 square meters on the outskirts of Bakhmut.
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In October, the Russians, according to the ISW estimate, occupied 100 sq. km, and from the beginning of November to December 20 – 92 square meters. km
“The pace of the Russian advance in the Bakhmut area in the last 50 days is roughly equal to the pace of their advance in October. Russian sources are likely to continue to falsely claim that Russian forces are capturing significant territory in the Bakhmut area,” ISW analysts wrote, contradicting the Russians who write , that the offensive under Bakhmut sped up.
At the beginning of the compilation, the Institute for the Study of War writes, among other things, about yesterday’s statement by the commander of the United Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, General Serhiy Naev, that the threat of a new invasion from Belarus is gradually increasing. ISW, as before, considers such an invasion unlikely and unsuccessful at this time.
Source: Ukrgate
