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60k soldiers dead: How Bakhmut nearly toppled Putin | Battle Plans
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The Battle of Bakhmut lasted nearly ten months and became the bloodiest infantry battle since World War II. In this critical episode of Battle Plans Exposed, military expert Philip Ingram dissects the true importance and the monumental cost of this clash, which nearly led to the collapse of Russia’s entire military command.

Video Chapters
00:00 Introduction: Why Bakhmut?
02:45 Ukraine’s ‘meat grinder’ strategy
04:34 The Wagner Group: Putin’s private army
05:54 Russia’s "cannon fodder" tactics
06:52 Russian tensions: Wagner vs. Shoigu & Gerasimov
08:38 Ukraine’s battle tactics and elite defenders
10:25 The Battle Evolves: Soledar, Flanking, and Withdrawal
12:06 Monumental cost: casualties and attrition rate
14:01 The road to mutiny: Prigozhin’s post-Bakhmut fury
15:31 Russia’s near collapse: Prygozhin’s march on Moscow
16:21 Conclusion: Bakhmut’s legacy

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