The Russian military has continued to attack the Ukrainian side of Bakhmut in the east, and there is a view that the isolation of the Ukrainian side is deepening, such as the occupation of the surrounding highways.
The Ukrainian side is emphasizing its stance of utter resistance, and is appealing to Western countries for the provision of long-range weapons with the aim of reversing the offensive.
Russian forces invading Ukraine intensified fighting to seize Bakhmut, one of the Ukrainian strongholds in the eastern Donetsk region, and pro-Russian leader Pushirin said on SNS on the 4th, ``The siege is imminent. I have.”
The British Ministry of Defense, which analyzes the war situation, pointed out on the 5th that ``Russian forces continued to make small advances, aiming to encircle Bakhmut.''
The advance threatened the main roads leading to Bakhmut, some of which were likely occupied by the Russian private military company Wagner, and said the isolation of the Ukrainian side was deepening.
In response, Ukrainian President Zelensky said on the 4th about Bakhmut and others, "The occupiers are now sending more troops to break through our defenses, and the situation on the front line is becoming more difficult. there is," he said.
At the press conference on the 3rd, President Zelensky emphasized that he would not withdraw from Bakhmut, saying, "If long-range weapons arrive, not only will there be no withdrawal from Bakhmut, but eastern Donbass, which has been occupied since 2014, will not withdraw." We can start liberating the region."
The Ukrainian government is appealing to Western countries for the provision of long-range rockets and missiles, and wants to make a full-scale reversal offensive.