Heavy fighting for the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut – Ukraine

Kiev (Kyiv)/Moscow – According to British secret services, the situation of the Ukrainian defenders in the embattled city of Bakhmut is becoming increasingly precarious. The Ukrainian armed forces are under considerable pressure given the ongoing heavy fighting there, the British Ministry of Defense said in its daily briefing on Saturday. Bakhmut has developed into a Ukrainian outpost that is threatened by Russian attacks from three sides.