💥 Attack

Ground fighting in Bakhmut intensified in built-up areas where artillery effectiveness is reduced, with both sides trading small gains measured in dozens of meters.

Bakhmut, Donetsk
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Ground fighting in Bakhmut intensified in built-up areas where artillery effectiveness is reduced, with both sides trading small gains measured in dozens of meters.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Soldiers of the 71st Brigade destroyed Russian positions near Bakhmut using artillery, mortar fire, and ground assault.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: uncertain

Approximately a dozen Russian invaders were killed in the operation.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks near Verkhniokamianske, Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bakhmut, Vesele and Mariinka in Donetsk Oblast over the past day.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The enemy conducted 23 air and 7 missile strikes on civilian infrastructure in Kurakhove and Kostiantynivka.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.190Z

Source story: day-294-2023-02-15