Front line in Bakhmut passes through center of city, - British intelligence
Russian forces, represented by mercenaries of the PMC "Wagner", have taken control of most of the eastern part of the city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region over the past four days, and now the front line runs through its center along the Bakhmutka River.
As reported by Censor.NET with reference to European Pravda, this is stated in a review of the intelligence community of the Ministry of Defense of Great Britain.
It is noted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to hold the western part of Bakhmut and have destroyed key bridges across the Bakhmutka, "which flows from north to south through a strip of open terrain 200-800 m wide between built-up areas."
"Since Ukrainian units can fire from fortified buildings to the west, this area has turned into a 'death zone', which is likely to make it very difficult for Wagner's forces to continue their frontal offensive to the west," the review notes.
At the same time, British intelligence notes that Ukrainian forces and their supply lines west of Bakhmut remain vulnerable to constant attempts by Russian forces to bypass the defenders from the north and south.
During the last months, Bakhmut has been the scene of the fiercest fighting in Ukraine. The Ukrainian command decided not to leave the city, explaining that the defense would exhaust the most capable Russian forces.
