Battle for Bakhmut: Pressure mounts on Ukrainian defenders as Russia encircles city

The pressure from Russian forces mounted Saturday on those Ukrainians hunkered down in Bakhmut, as residents attempted to flee with help from troops who Western analysts say may be preparing to withdraw from the key eastern stronghold.

Bakhmut has for months been a prime target of Moscow’s eastern offensive in the war, with Russian troops, including forces from the private Wagner Group, inching ever closer.

Ukrainian units over the past 36 hours destroyed two key bridges just outside Bakhmut, including one linking to the nearby town of Chasiv Yar along the last remaining Ukrainian resupply route, according to U.K. military intelligence officials and other Western analysts.

Reggie Cecchini reports.

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