Russia's 'creeping encirclement' of Bakhmut has not yet shut off Ukraine's resupply lines in the west, the British defense ministry said.
The British defense ministry has argued since early December that Russia likely planned to encircle Bakhmut from the north and south with tactical advances.
Yet on Tuesday, the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War think tank suggested Russia may have abandoned this plan. Influential Russian"milbloggers" had focused on Russian efforts to the north of the city, giving little attention to Russian positions to the west of Bakhmut, the think tank said. This may indicate Over the last 48 hours, heavy fighting has continued in the Bakhmut sector where Ukrainian forces are keeping resupply routes open to the west despite Russia’s creeping encirclement over the last six weeks.
On Wednesday, the ISW said Russian forces had"continued to make marginal advances" near the city, reiterating its belief that Russian forces are trying to enter Bakhmut from the north, rather than encircling the city. , published on Wednesday, the head of Ukraine's military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov said there was a"transition to another tactic" happening in Bakhmut.
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