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Well, the chef has delivered his finest cuisine yet.

None of the tricks worked. All the endless distractions, diversions,
deflections, and myriad attempts to pry our eyes from the inevitable, massive
humiliation for NATO forces in Bakhmut - or is it Artemovsk now? - using every
tool in their possession, from diversionary strikes on civilians on Russian
border towns, to outright political assassination to steal headlines and steer
public attention: none of it worked.

Bakhmut today has fallen on the exact one year anniversary of the fall of
Mariupol on May 20th, 2022. And not surprisingly, the posture adopted by the UA
supporters is the same exact energy as before: cringe, cope,
excuse-making. "Bakhmut's mission is accomplished," they say, swallowing sobs.


As above, so below:

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-- Cont'd at https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/sitrep-52023-bakhmut-falls-artemovsk