Intense fighting continues in eastern suburbs of Bakhmut with Wagner mercenaries leading attacks against Ukrainian Marines, Air Assault infantry and territorial defense battalions.
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Intense fighting continues in eastern suburbs of Bakhmut with Wagner mercenaries leading attacks against Ukrainian Marines, Air Assault infantry and territorial defense battalions.
On the Bakhmut front, Russian forces deployed tanks and artillery of various calibres to fire in and around fifteen settlements along the entire line of contact. The list includes Siversk, Bilohorivka, Hryhorivka, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Kostiantynivka, Opytne and Ivanhrad.
Five clergy members were killed during the battles for Sviatohirsk, with their graves marked near the main church.
British intelligence reported that Russian military units advanced into Opytne and Ivanhrad south of Bakhmut in the last three days.
Intelligence sources stated Russia views capturing Bakhmut as preparation for an offensive on Kramatorsk-Slaviansk.
The enemy shelled areas in the Avdiivka, Novopavlivsk, Zaporizhzhya, and South Bug regions with tanks and artillery of various calibers.
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:31.078Z
Source story: day-233a-2023-02-13