Pro-Ukrainian LIVE UA Map indicates Russian forces pushing further toward Avdeevka's encirclement, as encirclement of Bakhmut continues...
Any serious offensive to relieve one or both fortified cities will divert trained manpower and equipment being assembled for Ukraine's upcoming "spring offensive."
Dividing up Ukraine's offensive potential among 2 or more actual operations will diminish the prospects of Ukraine's collective success.
Russia has been placing immense pressure on Ukraine, not in terms of seizing territory, but in terms of attrition, chipping away at infrastructure, creating a cumulative impact on Ukraine's overall fighting capacity.
