How is the war going? — Late March 2023

I give an overview of the frontlines and focus on the battle for Bakhmut. Russia is coming out of the winter in a weak position after spending resources on an offensive that didn’t provide significant results. 0:00 Intro 0:34 Belarus and Sumy 1:08 Frontline in the East 1:34 The South 2:04 The Russian winter offensive 3:09 Bakhmut 4:24 The big picture of the winter war 6:09 Putin’s mistake 7:15 Russian culmination 8:22 Denying Russia a pause 9:54 Ukrainian losses 10:46 Bakhmut as a generator 11:10 Ukraine is in a good position 12:20 Russia’s current problems