Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for January 30, 2023: - Russian forces continue encircling Bakhmut in the east and pushing toward Vugladar in the south; - pro-Ukrainian Western volunteers admit the bleak situation Ukraine faces overall and specifically in Bakhmut; - one volunteer admits that Wagner is better trained, better equipped, better organized and lead than Ukrainian forces fighting in Bakhmut; - this volunteers admits Wagner is surrounding and may possibly cut of Bakhmut like in Mariupol; - this volunteer admits Ukraine suffers from immense corruption and incompetence coupled with Western sponsors indifferent to their growing crisis; - this volunteer admits that tanks are a "secret acknowledgement that things aren't going well;" - the volunteer would like to see more Western advisors leading Ukrainian units in battle, a slippery slope toward direct NATO intervention; - growing skepticism continues to surround pledged Western main battle tanks; - US policy makers appear to suggest this strategy may be essentially a bluff to convince Russia it is more prepared than Moscow for a long-term conflict; For indispensable, daily coverage of the conflict in Ukraine follow Alex and Alexander of The Duran: Alex Christoforou on YouTube: null Alexander Mercouris on YouTube: null References: Willy OAM (YouTube) - Untold Reality Of Wagner Group In Bakhmut Ukraine | First Hand Account, What The Media Wont Tell You: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKZpYglZrW4 CNN - Ukraine’s new tanks won’t be the instant game-changer some expect: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/27/europe/ukraine-war-nato-tanks-analysis-intl-hnk-ml/index.html New York Times - Tanks Alone Won’t Turn the Tide of the War in Ukraine: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/27/us/politics/tanks-ukraine.html RAND Corporation - Avoiding a Long War, U.S. Policy and the Trajectory of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict (2023): https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA2510-1.html RAND Corporation - Extending Russia, Competing from Advantageous Ground (2019): https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR3063.html Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR