Resent-Ukrainian army withdraws from Bakhmut Russia re-offensive = British intelligence agency | Reuters

British intelligence said on April 14 that Ukrainian forces had been forced to withdraw from parts of the eastern Donetsk province of Bakhmut. FILE PHOTO: A photo taken near Bakhmut on March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

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[ロンドン １４日 ロイター] – British intelligence said on the 14th that Ukrainian forces were forced to withdraw from parts of Bakhmut, eastern Donetsk province. He pointed out that Russian forces have stepped up their offensive once more and have been carrying out heavy artillery fire for two days.

“Russia is stepping up its attacks on Bakhmut once more. Coordination between the Russian military and the units of the (private military company) Wagner Group has improved,” he said.

“Ukrainian forces face serious supply problems, but are conducting an orderly withdrawal from the positions they have been forced to surrender,” he said.

“Ukrainian forces hold the western part of Bakhmut, but for the past 48 hours they have been under very heavy artillery fire from Russian forces,” it said.

Wagner’s forces have set their sights on the advance in the center of Bakhmut, while Russian paratroopers are said to be covering the city’s flanks.