Ukrainians carry out successful limited counterattacks around Bakhmut on May 9 – ISW
Geolocated footage published on May 9 and 10 indicates that Ukrainian forces likely conducted successful limited counterattacks north…
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Frontline report: Ukrainians expand area of operation south of Bakhmut, continue to gain ground
Day 441: May 10 On 10 May, there was a lot of good news from the Bakhmut direction.…
Russians retreated in places up to 2 km near Bakhmut, Ukrainian commander says
The Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, says Russians have retreated up to 2…
Bakhmut withdrawal backpedaling suggests Prigozhin’s diminished leverage – ISW
Yevgeny Prigozhin, financier of the Wagner Group,has backpedaled on his earlier ultimatum to withdraw forces from Bakhmut, Ukraine,…
Frontline report: Ukrainians crush Russian bridgehead in Bakhmut, send Wagner Group into panic
The biggest news today once again comes from the Bakhmut direction. Yesterday, Ukrainians cleared up to 1 km…
Frontline report: Massive HIMARS raid makes Russians believe counteroffensive to start on May 9
Day 439: May 08 On 8 May, the hottest part of the front line was the Bakhmut direction…
Russia’s Wagner mercenaries in Bakhmut to be replaced by Kadyrov’s troops
Evgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the private Russian military company Wagner Group, announced that he would hand over…
Frontline report: Wagner’s Bakhmut pullout before likely Ukrainian assault
Today, the biggest news comes from the east. The Head of the Wagner Group, Prigozhin, publicly announced that…
Ukrainian forces destroy Wagner PMC ammunition sites in Bakhmut
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have successfully destroyed ammunition storage sites belonging to members of the Wagner Private Military…
Russian milbloggers seek to frame any Russian ops as delaying Ukrainian counteroffensive – ISW
Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed on May 2 that Wagner forces struck a Ukrainian armored vehicle carrying…
Frontline update: Ukrainians lure Russian “Wagnerites” into artillery kill zone in Bakhmut
Day 433: May 02 Russian forces decided to focus on the western edge for four reasons. First of…
Frontline update: Wagner records crushing losses in a single day
In Ukraine’s east, as the deadline for capturing Bakhmut is almost reached, Wagner forces started using much bigger…
Ukrainian counterattack in Bakhmut forces Russian retreat from some positions
Ukrainian defenders have successfully repelled Russian attacks in the Lyman direction and captured 10 Russian invaders. In Bakhmut,…
Russians far from capturing lifeline route to Bakhmut – Ukrainian army spox
The Russians are far from capturing the lifeline route from Chasiv Yar to Bakhmut used to supply Ukrainian…
Frontline update: Russia escalates airstrikes on Bakhmut, Ukrainians respond effectively
Day 429: April 28 The freshest reports indicate that these actions brought results. A fighter from the 93rd…
Ukraine Ground Forces commander outlines five reasons to keep defending Bakhmut
In his interview with Interfax-Ukraine, Col-Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi, the Ukrainian army’s Ground Forces Commander, explained why Ukraine continues…
Muddy conditions complicate Ukraine’s resupply options into besieged Bakhmut – British intel
In its latest intelligence update regarding the situation in Ukraine, the UK Defense Ministry says that muddy conditions…
Frontline update: Russian forces feud as Ukraine strikes back near Bakhmut highway
Day 426: April 25 Last time I told you that Ukrainian and Russian forces had prolonged and brutal…
Frontline update: Ukrainians launch special-op to regain lost ground in Bakhmut
Day 424. Today there are a lot of updates from the East. Russian forces tried to capitalize on…
Why Kyiv insists on holding Bakhmut, a city of modest strategic value – opinion
In their article published in The Atlantic, war experts Phillips O’Brien and Mykola Bielieskov argue that Ukraine’s decision…