"Slaughterhouse on both sides"; A large convoy headed towards Bakhmut VIDEO

Although it looks increasingly likely that Russia is going to capture Bakhmut, the heavy loss of men and equipment in its attempt to seize the mining town in the Donetsk region could limit its ability to launch new offensives in the near future.
Denys Yaroslavsky, the commander of the Ukrainian army unit in Bakhmut, told Espresso TV that some units had been ordered to rotate to safer positions, describing the situation as a "slaughterhouse on both sides."
There is more and more information indicating that the Ukrainians are leaving the city in a controlled manner and are strengthening defensive positions west of the city, in the area between Chasov Yar and Khromovo.
A video also appeared on social networks, which is said to show that, after the order of the Ukrainian president to defend Bakhmut at all costs, a convoy of the Ukrainian army was spotted near Bakhmut.

Its being reported that President Zelensky today has ordered Commanders in Eastern Ukraine to hold Bakhmut and that additional Ukrainian Military Units have been observed being deployed in the direction of the City. pic.twitter.com/ZDhP6FuzlH

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The U.S. think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) points out that the Ukrainians are apparently conducting a "limited tactical withdrawal" from Bakhmut, adding that it is still too early to talk about the complete withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the city.
Ukrainian forces have already completed the first phase of a controlled withdrawal, which includes abandoning positions on the eastern bank of the Bakhmutka River. Geolocated images show that the Ukrainians destroyed the railway bridge over the river in the northeastern part of the city.
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