Ukraine's Bakhmut has become a 'killing zone' with Ukrainian resistance from the city's west hampering Russia's Wagner mercenary forces' advance westwards - UK Defence Ministry Follow our live coverage: 👇
According to the UK Ministry of Defence, Ukrainian forces and their supply lines remain vulnerable to Russia's attacks from the north and south. The UK's Ministry of Defence has released its latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine, saying that over the last four days, Wagner Group forces have taken control of most of the eastern part of the strategic Donbass city of Bakhmut.
However, the Ukrainian force and their supply lines to the west remain vulnerable to the continued Russian attempts to outflank the defenders from the north and south, it added.US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili have discussed plans to ensure Russia feels the economic costs of sanctions placed over the offensive in Ukraine, the White House press service said in a statement.
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