Ok? Well, they're either lying, or they're stupid. There is a massive amount of evidence that that is not true. For instance, just look at how they approached taking Bakhmut using human wave tactics into entrenched, well armed forces. Or their multiple failed attempts to retake Vuhledar. In both cases, it was not exactly tactical. They just kept pouring men and machines into a heavily fortified area just hoping, I guess, that the Ukrainians were asleep at the trigger. And the kicker is, neither place was particularly tactically important.
They gained no additional ground after taking Bakhmut because it's in the low ground and to advance, they'd have to take the fortified heights around it. Bakhmut offered no strategic benefit as far as logistical hubs go, and that's even before it was leveled. A smarter army would have bypassed it, but word came down from on high to take it at any cost, so that's what they did.
Ok? Well, they're either lying, or they're stupid. There is a massive amount of evidence that that is not true. For instance, just look at how they approached taking Bakhmut using human wave tactics into entrenched, well armed forces. Or their multiple failed attempts to retake Vuhledar. In both cases, it was not exactly tactical. They just kept pouring men and machines into a heavily fortified area just hoping, I guess, that the Ukrainians were asleep at the trigger. And the kicker is, neither place was particularly tactically important.
They gained no additional ground after taking Bakhmut because it's in the low ground and to advance, they'd have to take the fortified heights around it. Bakhmut offered no strategic benefit as far as logistical hubs go, and that's even before it was leveled. A smarter army would have bypassed it, but word came down from on high to take it at any cost, so that's what they did.