Off -road and thaw gave an advantage of the Armed Forces under Bakhmut - British intelligence (photo)

"While the Ukrainian troops continue the defense of Bakhmut (Donetsk region), the increase in temperature leads to the formation of dirt known in Ukrainian as" off -road ", which limits movement in the hilly terrain," the report said. According to the British military, the bad situation on the roads gives some advantage of Ukraine's defense forces in the Donbass.

Night frosts will be stored until next week, but by the end of March it is expected that the soil in the Bakhmut area will be in the worst condition. In intelligence of the United Kingdom, it is believed that this will further complicate ground operations and slow down the promotion of severe seizures. We will remind, on March 1 the officer of the Armed Forces Alexander Kravtsov told that the defense of Bakhmut has a military meaning.

According to him, the Armed Forces hold the city to demand the enemy and wait for a new weapon. Also on March 1, a spokesman for the eastern group of the Armed Forces Sergey Cherevaty said that the Russians attracted the most experienced fighters from Wagner PEC for Bakhmut. In addition, according to the abdomen, the command assesses the risks to the Defense Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut. There was no decision to withdraw troops.

On March 1, in the Bakhmut direction, the snipers of the special operation forces were eliminated 7 and injured 3 invaders. On the same day, on March 1, Advisor to the President of Ukraine Oleksandr Rodnyansky said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine can make a strategic retreat from Bakhmut, Donetsk region, if necessary. Earlier, this opinion was also voiced by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, saying that Bakhmut will be defended, but "not anything".