Frontline report: Ukraine eliminates Russian troops in forest near Bakhmut leaving Russian brigade without high command
Day 445: May 14 Today there is a lot of good news from the Bakhmut direction. Here, Ukrainians…
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Russian forces continue to lose ground near Bakhmut
Ukraine's Armed Forces continue successful counterattacks on the northern and southern outskirts of Bakhmut (Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine).…
Russian MoD confirms that Ukraine eliminated two Russian colonels near Bakhmut
On 14 May, in its daily update, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the commander of its 4th…
Ukrainian military reveals devastated Bakhmut: every meter of the city under fire
The Ukrainian armed forces have published images of Bakhmut, a city that has been devastated as a result…
Frontline report: Ukraine liberates 17.5 km² near Bakhmut, unblocks supply route
Day 443: May 12 On 12 May, there was a lot of good news from the Bakhmut direction.…
Russia’s 72nd Brigade withdraws in disarray as Ukraine regains at least 1 km of territory – UK intel
The Russian 72nd Separate Motor Rifle Brigade "likely withdrew in bad order from their positions" on the southern…
Russians pushed back 0.25-1.5km in Bakhmut north and south – Eastern Group of Forces
To the south and north of Donetsk's Bakhmut, Ukraine's Defense Forces pushed back the Russians to a distance…
Russia abandons attempts to encircle Ukrainians in Bakhmut – ISW
The use of low-quality troops around Bakhmut suggests that Russia's MoD has given up on its initial goal…
Frontline report: Russians desert more positions, escape Ukrainian encirclement near Bakhmut
Day 442. There is a lot of good news today. First of all, Ukraine has finally received long-range…
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…
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…