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in fridays fighting, a russian missile destroyed a vital supply bridge into the city. bakhmut has seen intense fighting for weeks, as russia tries to claim a victory in eastern ukraine. cnns melissa bell joins us now from kyiv. melissa, where do things stand? >> reporter: well, weve just been hearing from the british ministry of defense, saying that they understand that ukrainian forces are under increasing pressure. thats what were hearing from the ground, with one soldier on the grou...

It is impossible to tell how long ukrainian forces will manage to hold out. >> melissa bell, keep us posted there from kyiv, thank you so much. lets bring in retired army brigadier general pierce whack, senior defense attache to the russian federation and an author of a memoir in his time called "swimming the vulga," what does it mean if bakhmut were to fall? >> good to see you again. it will be a set daback, but no strategic. i think it would be a tactical, what we call operational setback, a...