Pogledajte satelitske snimke Bahmuta prije godinu dana i danas

Ukrajinske snage svedene su na mala uporišta u razorenom gradu Bahmutu, koji je uprkos ograničenoj strateškoj važnosti postao najkrvavije ratno poprište. Ali, prema ukrajinskim zvaničnicimai vojnom osoblju na terenu, napredovali su na ruskim bokovima, u pokušaju da opkole grad i prošire borbu na tom području.

Grad na sjeveroistoku regije Donjeck imao je oko 70.000 stanovnika prije nego što je Rusija napala Ukrajinu prošle godine. Od tada je desetkovan, pogođen vjerovatno najžešćim borbama u ovom ratu, dok su ruske trupe i plaćenici iz Vagnerove grupe, sastavljene uglavnom od oslobođenih ruskih zatvorenika, osvajale blok po blok. Bitka za grad traje još od prošlog ljeta, gotovo godinu dana, prenosi Index.

U subotu je osnivač Vagnera Jevgenij Prigožin ustvrdio da su njegove snage napokon zauzele cijeli grad, a Kremlj je objavio izjavu ruskog predsjednika Vladimira Putina u kojoj je pohvalio oslobađanje grada, nazivajući ga sovjetsko-ruskim imenom Artjomovsk. Ukrajina je odbacila njihove tvrdnje.

Rusko zauzimanje Bahmuta bio bi snažan simbolički uspjeh za Moskvu. Bio bi to prvi ukrajinski grad koji je Rusija zauzela od Lisičanska prošlog ljeta i velika prepreka za Kijev, koji je potrošio dragocjenu municiju i poslao neke od svojih najsposobnijih snaga da pokušaju osujetiti razorni višemjesečni napad na grad. Vjeruje se da su hiljade vojnika s obje strane ubijene u gotovo godinu dana intenzivnih borbi.

Grad je sada u ruševinama. Pogledajte kako je izgledao prije godinu dana, a kako izgleda danas.

Extensive destruction in Bakhmut is visible in new satellite imagery from @Maxar.

These images show what areas of the city looked a year ago, and how they appear today. This area is in the western part of the city (48.592, 37.965). pic.twitter.com/b9qXiKba41

— Brady Africk (@bradyafr) May 17, 2023

Extensive destruction in Bakhmut is visible in new satellite imagery from @Maxar.

These images show what areas of the city looked a year ago, and how they appear today. This area is in the western part of the city (48.592, 37.965). pic.twitter.com/b9qXiKba41

— Brady Africk (@bradyafr) May 17, 2023

This is another comparison of @Maxar imagery of western Bakhmut (near 48.590, 37.970). pic.twitter.com/QeLAnTjqfQ

— Brady Africk (@bradyafr) May 17, 2023

Stunning satellite images captured by @Maxar reveal the sheer magnitude of devastation in parts of Bakhmut over the past year. Compare how green and lush the city was last May (L) and its current state (R). No trees and a brown/reddish rubble covers the entire area. pic.twitter.com/8YWRqEotqF

— Gianluca Mezzofiore (@GianlucaMezzo) May 17, 2023

Stunning satellite images captured by @Maxar reveal the sheer magnitude of devastation in parts of Bakhmut over the past year. Compare how green and lush the city was last May (L) and its current state (R). No trees and a brown/reddish rubble covers the entire area. pic.twitter.com/8YWRqEotqF

— Gianluca Mezzofiore (@GianlucaMezzo) May 17, 2023

 

More images: Bakhmut's university buildings and radio tower (top L/R); theater and stores (bottom L/R) before/after they were destroyed. pic.twitter.com/0M1qzq5iG3

— Gianluca Mezzofiore (@GianlucaMezzo) May 17, 2023

More images: Bakhmut's university buildings and radio tower (top L/R); theater and stores (bottom L/R) before/after they were destroyed. pic.twitter.com/0M1qzq5iG3

— Gianluca Mezzofiore (@GianlucaMezzo) May 17, 2023

And an overview of Bakhmut from May 8, 2022 (L) and May 15, 2023 (R). pic.twitter.com/HIUG4heekl

— Gianluca Mezzofiore (@GianlucaMezzo) May 17, 2023