British Intelligence detects "small advances" of the Wagner Group in the northern area of ​​Bakhmut

MADRID, 14 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The mercenaries of the Wagner Group, a paramilitary network related to the Kremlin, have made "small advances" in areas north of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, located in the Donetsk region, according to the latest report from the UK Intelligence services.

The area has become the scene of clashes in recent weeks and, according to London experts, pro-Kremlin forces have gained some ground, although Ukrainian troops remain in the area and, on the southern front, there is hardly any movement. .

British Intelligence, which publishes its analyzes on the evolution of the conflict daily, also does not see "significant" milestones in other parts of eastern Ukraine such as Kremina-Svatove, in Lugansk, where Russian troops maintain a practically "continuous" offensive.

"Russia is likely looking to reverse some of the gains made by Ukrainian forces between September and November 2022," with orders to advance "in most sectors." However, according to the UK authorities, "they have not built up enough offensive capacity in any of the axes to achieve decisive effects".