According to the major German newspaper Der Spiegel, Germany’s foreign intelligence service (BND) is said to have informed the members of parliament of the German Bundestag about the serious situation.
The meeting had the status of “secret”, but leaks from the meeting have now become public knowledge.
“Russia is now throwing in soldiers like cannonballs”
“The Ukrainians are currently suffering heavy losses near Bakhmut,” confirms German intelligence.
According to the new analysis, the losses could have major consequences for the entire Ukrainian defense line. If Bakhmut falls, it will be critical.
“Russia is now throwing in soldiers like cannonballs since the losses there don’t bother them,” he writes The mirror according to European Truth.
Germany’s foreign intelligence service is alarmed by the huge losses that the Ukrainian army is suffering in the battles against Russian forces in Bakhmut.
Threatens Ukraine’s two main supply routes
It is reported that the Ukrainian army is currently losing a three-digit number of soldiers every single day in fierce battles with the Russian occupiers in this part of the country.
British intelligence has previously reported that one of Ukraine’s two main supply routes to Bakhmut has been subjected to intense artillery bombardment, writes Kyiv Independent.
In January, it was reported that Russian troops had increased pressure on Bakhmut, but that they are unlikely to surround the city soon.
– Russia has large numbers of soldiers around the towns of Bakhmut and Soledar
In his daily video address to the Ukrainian people, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this about the situation in eastern Ukraine:
– Decisions on military assistance must be made more quickly. Russia has large numbers of soldiers in the Donbas region, particularly around the towns of Bakhmut and Soledar, but also in the south of Ukraine. We will see what Russia is preparing here, Zelenskyy said.
Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Ganna Malyar has also commented on the intense situation at the front.
– The enemy has moved almost all of its forces to the Donetsk front and is maintaining a high-intensity offensive. This is a difficult phase of the war, Maylar said.
According to Western intelligence, both sides have suffered heavy losses in the battle for the small town, which Russian President Vladimir Putin has wanted to conquer. The battles have been referred to as trench warfare on the same lines as the battles during the First World War.
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