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On February 16, 2023 Ukrainian sources reported 2,000 troops remained in Bakhmut.
On February 16, 2023 Ukrainian sources reported 2,000 troops remained in Bakhmut.
'Madyar', the Ukrainian commander known for manufacturing and dropping chemical bombs by drone on Russian troops, was reported killed in artillery shelling in Avdiivka on April 3, 2023.
===Operational encirclement===
===Operational encirclement===
[[File:Bakhmut unblocking.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Ukraine Spring 2023 80,000 man Bakhmut unblocking operation.<ref>https://youtu.be/cRiqmjaaFNs</ref>]]
[[File:Bakhmut unblocking.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Ukraine Spring 2023 80,000 man Bakhmut unblocking operation.<ref>https://youtu.be/cRiqmjaaFNs</ref>]]
In the month of February 2023 the Ukrainians lost about 11,000 men in Bakhmut.<ref>https://www.easternherald.com/2023/03/07/prigozhin-said-wagner-pmc-killed-11000-uaf-militants-in-bakhmut-in-february/</ref> During the fall of Bakhmut, where Ukrainian dictator Volodymyr Zelensky sent thousands of untrained 16-year-olds, middle-aged fathers, and old men, forcibly pressed in service of the [[Kiev regime]] to die senselessly as cannon fodder, [[Germany]]’s top newspaper ''Bild'' reported that Zelensky had a major disagreement with his top general [[Zaluzhny]] regarding the withdrawal, or lack thereof, of Bakhmut.<ref>https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/03/why-bakhmut-is-falling.html</ref> Gen. Zaluzhny had argued for months to abandon Bakhmut and end the slaughter, however Zelensky did not want to give the appearance to his Western puppet masters that Ukraine was losing ground while he was begging for money before the [[U.S. Congress]].<ref>https://www.bild.de/politik/ausland/politik-ausland/ukraine-praesident-streitet-mit-general-ueber-die-blutigste-schlacht-des-krieges-83106290.bild.html</ref> Apparently to do damage control, Zelensky quickly released a video statement claiming that it was in fact the general staff (Zaluzhny and [[Syrsky]]) who advised him to defend and reinforce Bakhmut.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/KNTMCWdfONAR/</ref>
In the month of February 2023 the Ukrainians lost about 11,000 men in Bakhmut.<ref>https://www.easternherald.com/2023/03/07/prigozhin-said-wagner-pmc-killed-11000-uaf-militants-in-bakhmut-in-february/</ref> During the fall of Bakhmut, where Ukrainian dictator Volodymyr Zelensky sent thousands of untrained 16-year-olds, middle-aged fathers, and old men, forcibly pressed in service of the [[Kiev regime]] to die senselessly as cannon fodder, [[Germany]]’s top newspaper ''Bild'' reported that Zelensky had a major disagreement with his top general [[Zaluzhny]] regarding the withdrawal, or lack thereof, of Bakhmut.<ref>https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/03/why-bakhmut-is-falling.html</ref> Gen. Zaluzhny had argued for months to abandon Bakhmut and end the slaughter, however Zelensky did not want to give the appearance to his Western puppet masters that Ukraine was losing ground while he was begging for money before the [[U.S. Congress]].<ref>https://www.bild.de/politik/ausland/politik-ausland/ukraine-praesident-streitet-mit-general-ueber-die-blutigste-schlacht-des-krieges-83106290.bild.html</ref> Apparently to do damage control, Zelensky quickly released a video statement claiming that it was in fact the general staff (Zaluzhny and [[Syrsky]]) who advised him to defend and reinforce Bakhmut.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/KNTMCWdfONAR/</ref>
On March 7, 2023 Prigozhin estimated the number at between 12,000 and 20,000.
By mid-March 2023 the city was in operational encirclement; on March 23, 2023 reports indicated NATO/Ukraine had accumulated a force of 80,000 in attempt to unblock the encirclement. Russian forces were estimated at about 50,000, with 30,000 of those being the Wagner group.
On March 29, 2023 a captured Ukrainian soldier informed the Russians of an underground tunnel connecting Chasiv Yar to Bakhmut which was being used for resupply.
On March 29, 2023 a captured Ukrainian soldier informed the Russians of an underground tunnel connecting Chasiv Yar to Bakhmut which was being used for resupply.