“Russian forces are unlikely to encircle Bagmuth any time soon,” says ISW

Russian troops continue to advance on the northern outskirts of Pakmud, a landmark town guarded by the Ukrainian military.

“Ukrainian defenses of Bagmouth city under increasing pressure, heavy fighting in and around city”, the British Ministry of Defense tweeted on Saturday. He reported a “Progress” of “Wagner’s group and the Russian regular army in the northern suburbs of the city are now under attack from three sides”.

As a result, Kiev “Reinforce the area with elite units and two major bridges in Bagmouth have been destroyed in the last 36 hours, including the main bridge connecting the city to the last major supply route”The British Ministry continued.

Villages north and west of Baghmoud were hit on Saturday, Serhii Serevaty, a spokesman for the Eastern Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, told CNN on Saturday, adding that a total of 131 attacks had taken place on that front.

The battle for Bagmouth, an industrial city whose strategic importance is disputed, has been ongoing since the summer. The city has become a symbol of being at the center of fighting between Russians and Ukrainians for months.

According to analysts fromInstitute for War Studies (ISW), Russian forces are unlikely to encircle Bagmouth anytime soon. ISW estimated, in its bulletin published on Saturday evening “Ukrainian forces are more likely to withdraw than to be encircled”They still can “Can keep their posts in Buckmouth”.