Ukrainian troops hold on, with Bakhmut not encircled yet
Ukrainian resupply routes out of Bakhmut are “increasingly limited,” according to the British Defense Ministry.
Two key bridges were destroyed in the 36 hours leading up to Saturday, it said. Ukraine’s military is reinforcing with elite fighter units Ukrainian-held areas in the city’s northern suburbs, which are under attack from Russian forces and Wagner Group mercenaries, British defense officialsThere has been an increase in close combat between Russian and Ukrainian forces on the battlefield.
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