Russia Storming Bakhmut, Prigozhin Says Surovikin in Charge, Russia Repels Drones, Bombards Ukraine (Alexander Mercouris)

A key point in this video is that capturing Bakhmut was not the original plan, which is to grind down the Ukrainian army. It seems like the Wagner group did more than what was ordered, and the high command backed them up. 

Summary comment on You Tube:

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TIME STAMPS
- Gonzalo Lira 00:00
- email re Wagner 05:51
- Bakhmut/Prigozhin flop after flip after flop 09:42
- Surovikin: Capturing Bakhmut was not the original plan 16:00
- Dog has his own views on Prigozhin 27:00
- Grim attacks on Bakhmut 27:40
- Prigozhin unhinged 30:50
- Surovikin vs. Prigozhin 36:00
- Big bombings all over Ukrain 38:10
- Ukraine shooting down hypersonic - likely not? 41:50
- Ukraine sabotage group intercepted 47:30
- The famous, infamous offensive 50:00
- Ties between financial crisis and Ukraine sentiment 01:07:20
- England local elections: Tories slaughtered, Labour not much better 01:08:15

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, May 9, 2023.]