nostr:npub1hpcdfjpxrawnmu6ryh36ce7xu4qd54pu6xca394yhvmyzlery0tqvghjn3 It's possible, and obviously there will also be bad decisions on the Ukrainian side. I think the decision to hang on in Bakhmut was an attempt to force the Russians to remain on the offensive in a location where Ukraine could manage it. Russia could not be allowed to get a break, and the last thing they needed was to be forced to start the counteroffensive too soon.