Ukrainians said to pull back in Bakhmut as Moscow launches new push
BAKHMUT, Ukraine: Ukrainian troops have been forced to withdraw from some parts of Bakhmut in the face of a renewed Russian assault on the ruined battlefield city, Britain said on Friday , with Moscow pressing to achieve a victory before Ukraine's expected counteroffensive.
"Russia has re-energised its assault on the Donetsk Oblast town of Bakhmut as forces of the Russian MoD and Wagner Group have improved co-operation," Britain's military said in a daily briefing note. "Our target in that direction is mostly infantry. There is a big concentration of the Russian Federation's 'human factor'," said Dmytro, the artillery unit's 44-year-old commander. The gun thundered as the unit blasted three shells, the first to find range, the second to adjust aim.Ukrainian artillery unit operates from muddy trenches near the frontline during heavy fighting amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, close to Bakhmut, Ukraine, Apr 13, 2023.
"Every day, the enemy carries out in Bakhmut from 40 to 50 storming operations and 500 shelling episodes." The Institute for the Study of War think tank said geolocated footage indicated that Russian forces had advanced further west into central Bakhmut the previous day and made"marginal advances" in the south and southwest of the city.Capturing the city would be Russia's first substantial victory in eight months. Moscow says it would open a route to capturing more territory in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, a major war aim.
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