From Intel Slava Z published today at 00:41:
It is reported that today a command was given for an urgent evacuation of the Artyomovsk [Bakhmut] fire station. Tomorrow the police are expected to withdraw to Kramatorsk.
It looks like the Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing to surrender the city.
I'll be darned. After all that back and forth during the last 24 hours about what's going on in Bakhmut.
Well, what does this mean? For starters, ISZ is so confident that the takeover of Bakhmut is imminent that they're now referring to the city by its Russian name. And it would mean that the Great Battle of Bakhmut won't happen if the Ukranian military cedes. That would be wise on the part of Ukraine's leadership, given the huge number of troops and materiel they would lose in a vain attempt to hold the city. But as they have consistently acted unwisely, they might still try to get themselves massacred in large numbers. It's become a habit with them.
Again, we'll just have to wait and see.
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