The battle for Bakhmut became a symbol of Ukrainian resistance in 2023. A brutal, months-long siege that demonstrated the high cost Russia was willing to pay for minor gains. #Bakhmut #SiegeWarfare

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The Byzantines had ~7,000 defenders.
Among them Greeks and foreigners like Giovanni Giustiniani.
They held the walls with courage, but they were vastly outnumbered.
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