Russia poured its troops into the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine almost six months ago.
Russia on January 17 announced the capture of Soledar, a small town located nine miles north of Bakhmut, and a few days later it spoke of the"liberation" of the village of Kleshcheevka in the Bakhmut district.
The Institute for the Study of War , a U.S.-based think tank, said on Monday that Russian forces had been continuing ground attacks around Bakhmut over the past couple of days. The ISW observed that Russian milbloggers have claimed Wagner Group forces are operating southwest of Bakhmut in the Klishchiivka area"in order to push towards Ivanivsk and cut the Ukrainian T0504 Kostyantynivka-Chasiv Yar-Bakhmut ground line of communication ."
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