Bakhmut's closure for civilians can be a prelude to the removal of the Armed Forces from the city - NYT

Journalists write that Russian troops were likely to surround Bakhmut on three sides. And in the Armed Forces stated that in two quarters of the settlement street battles began. The ban on entry into Bakhmut of Donetsk region for civilians, including volunteers from February 13, may be a prelude to the full withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the city. About it reports the newspaper The New York Times. However, the Ukrainian military insists that the city remains under their control.

They can replenish troops and evacuate their wounded. At the same time, journalists write that after a few months of bombing bombing, Russian troops, including Wagnerivka, were likely to be able to surround Bakhmut on three sides. In the Armed Forces, it is said that in two quarters of the settlement street fights began, and the only road that can be passed is under the fire control of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

We will remind, on February 12 the commander of the Air Intelligence Group with the call sign "Magyar" reported that the entrance to Bakhmut will be closed from February 13 for civilians. Those who want to transfer humanitarian aid to the city will need to leave it in Konstantinovka, from where the Ukrainian military will be taken away.

On February 13, social networks reported that on a road road connecting Bakhmut and Konstantinovka, a bridge was blown up through the channel "Siversky Donets - Donbas". The blown bridge is located in the west from the village of Ivanivske, near Bakhmut. On February 14, Britain's intelligence said that in recent days the assault detachments of Wagner PEC have advanced on the northern outskirts of Bakhmut in the village of Krasna Gora.