Lieutenant General Douglas Sims II said Russian forces, with help from the Wagner Group, have 'fought savagely' against Ukrainian forces.
is"implementing new assault tactics to compensate for current combat power limitations in response to continued offensive failures."
Russian sources have told ISW that the Wagner Group made gains north of Bakhmut this week on the eastern outskirts and toward Koperatyvna Vulystia, near Bakhmut's city center, as well as toward Ivanivske. Sims said the U.S. has trained 1,000 Ukrainians since January and a total of over 4,000 Ukrainians at European and U.S. bases since the start of the war.
The U.S. is also providing critical munitions and medical and cold weather gear as well as Patriot defense systems to help Ukraine combat Russian attacks on critical infrastructure.
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