The situation in Bakhmut, a city in eastern Ukraine, is reaching a critical state. As a relentless surge of Russian troops bear down on the city, Ukrainian troops are fighting back with dwindling ammunition. Volodymyr Nazarenko, a deputy commander for the National Guard of Ukraine said in an interview with Ukrainian NV Radio that the fighting is going on round the clock and that Ukrainian troops have less ammunition than the number of Russian troops currently attacking them.

The Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Group have been the main driving force of the attack and have significantly tightened their grip on the city by destroying a vital supply bridge. Furthermore, they have also blocked off the only road out of the city. News outlets have reported the magnitude of the situation and a retired US Marine even referred to the city as "the meat grinder" due to the shortened life expectancy of fighters on the front lines.

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