The situation is intensifying in the battle for Bachmut in eastern Ukraine. The Russian forces have advanced in the eastern parts of the city and on the night of Friday blew up a bridge west of the city, according to information from the television company CNN.
The blast hampered the supply of the city as the only major free route to the west was over the bridge.
Ukrainian forces have also blown up a bridge over the river that separates the eastern and western parts of the city. However, the defending forces deny that it is a preparation for retreat and claim that the bridge was already unusable.