FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the front line city of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Alex Babenko
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Russian advancement closes in on key Ukraine supply route
According to the British defence ministry, Russia has seized Bakhmutka River's west bank jeopardizing a major Ukraine supply route.
(Reuters) - Russia has seized the west bank of the Bakhmutka River, endangering a key Ukraine supply route, in its push to regain control of the devastated eastern city of Bakhmut, the British defence ministry said on Friday.
"Russia has made further gains and has now highly likely advanced into the town centre ... Ukraine's key 0506 supply route to the west of the town is likely severely threatened," the ministry said on Twitter in a regular bulletin.
(Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by David Goodman)