Ukraine forces defending Bakhmut under increasingly severe pressure

Ukraine is reinforcing the area with elite units, while regular Russian army and forces of the private military Wagner group have made further advances into Bakhmut's northern suburbs
Ukraine forces defending Bakhmut under increasingly severe pressure

A Ukrainian APC drives towards frontline positions near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Saturday, March 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukrainian forces defending Bakhmut are facing increasingly strong pressure from Russian forces, British military intelligence said on Saturday, with intense fighting taking place in and around the eastern city.

Ukraine is reinforcing the area with elite units, while regular Russian army and forces of the private military Wagner group have made further advances into Bakhmut's northern suburbs, the British Defence Ministry said in its daily intelligence bulletin.

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