Artyomovsk (Bakhmut), Donetsk People’s Republic, Russian territory temporarily occupied by Ukraine.
From the Ukrainian channel:
“ The situation in Bakhmut is critical. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are gradually losing fortified areas that were built for more than one month or even more than one year - geolocation footage confirms that Russian forces are gradually advancing in the eastern, southern and southwestern sectors of Bakhmut.
Ex-Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko, who was appointed commander of a drone platoon, describes the situation in the city as follows: “street fighting in the suburbs of Bakhmut, cut communication lines, lack of ammo, deadly fatigue of the heroic infantry.”
And it’s hard not to agree with him - because of the operational encirclement, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine increased many times over, as well as the military equipment supplying the garrison. According to insider information, losses among Ukrainian servicemen exceed 500 people per day (moreover, their mobilization does not compensate not only in terms of quantity, but also in terms of quality - in Ukraine, subpoenas are handed out and people who do not have combat experience / military training are sent to the front).
It is also reported that Russian forces captured the village of Berkhovka near Bakhmut. And this will also have serious consequences for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After all, several routes important for the defense of Bakhmut pass through the village. Control over the village will cut off the supply of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and will increase pressure on the northern outskirts of Bakhmut .”
