Former Senior Military Intelligence Officer Philip Ingram assesses Russian forces' claim that they have encircled the Ukrainian held city of Bakhmut.

It comes as the Ministry of Defence put out a new assessment of the situation in the east of the country, warning that Ukrainian forces are coming under "severe pressure".

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