NATO intelligence estimates that for every Ukrainian soldier killed defending Bakhmut, Russian forces have lost at least five, a military official with the North Atlantic alliance told CNN on Monday.
The official cautioned the five to one ratio was an informed estimate based on intelligence.
Today, at a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff, Ground Forces Commander Oleksandr Syrskyy and Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyy supported the continuation of the defence operation and further strengthening of our positions in Bakhmut.