Name: Ukrainian Paratroopers Fire Artillery at Russian Positions | VOA News | Videos | Gan Jing World
Uploaded: 2023-03-11T05:00:00.000Z
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Description: Fighting in the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has “escalated,” with another push by Russian forces to break through Ukrainian defense lines that have largely held f... | Videos | Gan Jing World

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Fighting in the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has “escalated,” with another push by Russian forces to break through Ukrainian defense lines that have largely held firm for the past six months, Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister said Friday. 

Russian forces have made progress in the front-line hot spot of Bakhmut, a key target of Moscow’s monthslong campaign in eastern Ukraine that has resulted in staggering casualties, but their assault will be difficult to sustain without further harsh losses, British military officials said in an assessment Saturday. 

The U.K. defense ministry said in the latest of its regular Twitter updates that units from the Kremlin-controlled paramilitary Wagner Group have captured most of eastern Bakhmut, with a river flowing through the city center now marking the front line. 

However, the update added, it will be “highly challenging” for Wagner forces to push ahead, as Ukraine has destroyed key bridges over the river, while Ukrainian sniper fire from fortified buildings further west has made the thin strip of open ground in the center “a killing zone.” 

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