Het aftellen is begonnen voor de totale Russische overname van Bakhmut. De Oekraïense legerleiding heeft opdracht gegeven tot een geleidelijke terugtrekking van de Oekraïense troepen uit de stad, aangezien het slechts een kwestie van dagen is voordat het Russische leger de stad volledig inneemt...
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Russian troops destroy Ukrainian defenses in Bakhmut – Russians control 1/3 of the city and enter the city center (Videos)
the countdown has begun for the total Russian takeover of Bakhmut. The Ukrainian army command has ordered a gradual withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the city, as it is only a matter of days before the Russian army fully takes the city.
The Russians already control a third of the city, with Russian troops six blocks away from the center of Bakhmut.
"The situation in Bakhmut is really very difficult. The Russians have deployed huge troops for the latest attack. We are preparing for a difficult defense," said Zhorin, 3rd Azov commander.
In the past week, the Russian army captured the territories of Klishchiivka, Stupotsky, Nikolaevka Blagodani, cutting off the T 0504 road and further strengthening the grip on Bakhmut. Now Russian troops are attacking Ivanivsky from the west.
Ukrainian troops have been forced to move reinforcements from Kramatorsk to Krasne to prevent Wagner's troops from breaking in the direction of Khasiv Yar.
Recently, the commander of the Ukrainian armed forces Denis Yaroslavsky revealed that the Russian army controls 1/3 of Bakhmut.
He specifically said:
"The situation in Bakmuth is objectively difficult. The enemy has partially occupied the city: the industrial area and the private sector along the river. The enemy actually manages to break through small parts of the front and approach our positions. Now the city is systematically under enemy artillery fire."
Russian forces have placed two main roads from the Ukrainian hinterland to Bakhmuth under artillery control and are trying to cut off all supply routes into the city, he added.
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"The city is not only attacked by Wagner's troops, but also by tactical units of the Russian army. Bakhmut is operationally surrounded. Russian troops have now cut off all highway connections to the city, leaving only a few rural roads open."
What is the situation in the city of Bakhmut?
North of Bakhmut, "Wagner" troops fight in Krasna Hora and Paraskovievka. In the Sobachevka area, the "Wagner" forces have razed the front line on the Opytne side and are advancing deep into urban development. South of Bakhmut, the attack of PMC Wagner continues into the Budenovka area.
Analytical:
Situation north of Bahmut: The Russian army has made further progress in Miasokombinat and now controls more than half of this area. A few kilometers to the north, the Russian forces captured the Artyomovsk wall materials factory south of Krasna Hora and advanced further to the Tire crossroads.
The Russian army and Donetsk troops began clashing with the Ukrainian army in the northern district of Stupka.
Situation south of Bakhmut: Russian army troops reached the edge of the city cemetery and clashed with the Ukrainian army in the first buildings of the Sobachivka district.
In recent days, the Russian army and Donetsk forces have increased their positions north of Opytne between the Bakhmutovka River and Pershyi Radianskyi Street.
Situation west of Bakhmut: The Russian army made significant progress along the water channel and brought the H-32 road under artillery control. In addition, the troops reached the outskirts of Ivanivske and continue to increase the security zone around Klishchiivka.
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Situation in Bakhmut: The Russian army and Donetsk troops began to advance towards the tall buildings between Vatutina and Nekrasova streets and took control of the new sector of Dobroliubova Street.
The Russian army took control of the ALC SINIAT gypsum mine and Hlyniana Street in the Miasokombinat area.
Video: Wagner soldiers fire on Bakhmut
The Russians have captured Nikolaevka
The capture of the settlement of Nikolayevka brings closer the moment of the complete encirclement of the city of Artemovsk by Russian forces, Igor Kimakovski, an adviser to Denis Pushilin, told RIA Novosti.
"This is something positive. It means that the ring around Artemovsk is tightening even more. The liberation of this settlement brings us closer to our success in the encirclement of Artemovsk," Kimakovsky said.
Nikolaevka is about 20 kilometers from Artemovsk.
Video: The situation in Bakhmut from the Ukrainian side.