MADRID, April 26. (EUROPEAN PRESS) –

British Intelligence Services had highlighted this Wednesday that Ukrainian troops had “integrated” the town of Bakhmut, which is located in the east of the country and site of Russian attacks for about a year, in a “much deeper defensive area.” “.

“With the city under attack for more than eleven months, the Ukrainian defense of Bakhmut has been integrated as an element of a much deeper defense zone, which includes the town of Chasiv Yar to the west,” they said, according to a series of message reports published by the UK Ministry of Defence via account on the social network Twitter.

As such, they stated that “fierce and close quarters fighting continues in the western neighborhood of the disputed town of Bakhmut, in Donetsk province.”

“The main development over the past week has been the fighting around the town, especially near the village of Jromov, as Ukraine tries to maintain control of supply route 0506,” they explained. “Other Ukrainian supply options in Bakhmut are likely to be hampered by muddy conditions or unpaved roads,” they concluded.

Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov stressed last week that “two-thirds” of Bakhmut had been “liberated” by Russian troops and was now under their control. Moscow attached great importance to the city strategically as part of its invasion of the country, which was launched on 24 February 2022 by order of Russian President Vladimir Putin.