Two key bridges destroyed, Ukrainian forces under 'severe pressure' in Bakhmut – British intelligence

In its latest intelligence update, the MoD said on Twitter that the Ukrainian defence of Bakhmut is under increasingly severe pressure, with intense fighting taking place in and around the city.

Regular Russian Army and Wagner Group forces have made further advances into the northern suburbs of the city, which is now a “Ukrainian-held salient, vulnerable to Russian attacks on three sides.”

“Ukraine is reinforcing the area with elite units, and within the last 36 hours two key bridges in Bakhmut have been destroyed, including a vital bridge connecting the city to the last main supply route from Bakhmut to the city of Chasiv Yar,” the UK MoD said.

Ukrainian resupply routes out of the besieged city of Bakhmut are becoming “increasingly limited”, according to the UK Ministry of Defence.

• National Security and Defense Council Secretary Danilov said that the situation in Bakhmut is extremely difficult, but under control.

• Military experts are convinced that Bakhmut has fulfilled its tasks and the Ukrainian army can withdraw.

• On March 4, ISW said that Ukraine might prepare a controlled withdrawal of troops from some areas of Bakhmut – ISW