British Ministry of Defence In the daily update information IntelligenceThe capture of the city would have limited operational impact, but would potentially allow Russia to threaten Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.
The ministry explains it in the update published on Chirping "There is a realistic possibility that the capture of Bakhmut has become primarily a symbolic political goal for Russia".
What is happening to Bakhmut?
- Bakhmut is an important target for the Russian army In his slow progression zone Donetsk.
- It is one of the regions that announced Fly It was annexed after the September referendums that Kiev and the West described as a farce.
- The Ukrainian military says the region is seeing some of the fiercest fighting ever with Russian forces.
- The city’s population has decreased from 80,000 before the war to 12,000 today.
- The city is missing electricity Gas and running water for almost two months.
- This was stated by the deputy head of the city Oleksandr Marchenko"Reuters" On November 6th, Russian forces are trying "Attack the city from different directions".
- Marchenko added that more than 120 civilians have been killed in Bakhmut since the start of the war Russian military attack on UkraineOn the 24th of last February.
- Marchenko explained it "There are neighborhoods where we don’t know the exact number of people killed because close quarters fighting continues or because residential areas are temporarily occupied (by Russian forces).".
strategic importance
- Bakhmut enjoys a distinctive geographical position which has given him strategic importance in the battles between Russian and Ukrainian forces.
- The city is one of the closest points of contact between the Russian and Ukrainian armies.
- It is almost the only southeastern gate for the advance of Russian forces deep into the Donetsk region Donbass.
- It is located on the outskirts of the international road "H-32"which connects it with the cities of Konstantinivka, Druzkivka, Kramatorsk and Slavyansk.
- from for the Ukrainian armyBakhmut represents a defensive station for the cities of Donetsk, and a starting point for striking Russian positions in the parts under their control.
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And she said British Ministry of Defence In the daily update information IntelligenceThe capture of the city would have limited operational impact, but would potentially allow Russia to threaten Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.
The ministry explains it in the update published on Chirping “There is a realistic possibility that Bakhmut’s capture has become primarily a symbolic political goal for Russia.”
What is happening to Bakhmut?
- Bakhmut is an important target for the Russian army In his slow progression zone Donetsk.
- It is one of the regions that announced Fly It was annexed after the September referendums that Kiev and the West described as a farce.
- The Ukrainian military says the region is seeing some of the fiercest fighting ever with Russian forces.
- The city’s population has decreased from 80,000 before the war to 12,000 today.
- The city is missing electricity Gas and running water for almost two months.
- The city’s deputy mayor, Oleksandr Marchenko, told Reuters on Nov. 6 that Russian forces were trying to “break into the city from different directions.”
- Marchenko added that more than 120 civilians have been killed in Bakhmut since the start of the war Russian military attack on UkraineOn the 24th of last February.
- Marchenko explained that “there are neighborhoods where the exact number of dead is not known due to the persistence of close combat, or because the residential areas are subject to temporary occupation (by Russian forces).”
strategic importance
- Bakhmut enjoys a distinctive geographical position which has given him strategic importance in the battles between Russian and Ukrainian forces.
- The city is one of the closest points of contact between the Russian and Ukrainian armies.
- It is almost the only southeastern gate for the advance of Russian forces deep into the Donetsk region Donbass.
- It is located on the outskirts of the international road “H-32”, which connects it with the cities of Konstantinivka, Drujkivka, Kramatorsk and Slavyansk.
- from for the Ukrainian armyBakhmut represents a defensive station for the cities of Donetsk, and a starting point for striking Russian positions in the parts under their control.
