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Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assessed that Russian forces will not be able to encircle Bakhmut in the near future, despite securing positional advantages for a turning movement.

March 5, 2023 Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast

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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Institute for the Study of War (organization) Bakhmut (location) Kraken Regiment (military_unit) Wagner Group (organization) Rolf (person) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Serhii Cherevatyi (person) Armed Forces of Ukraine (organization) Yevgeny Prigozhin (person) Stupky railway station (location) Russian Federation Armed Forces (organization) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) Ukrainian Ground Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces Ground Forces (organization) Russian Federation (organization) Russian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) National Guard of Ukraine (organization) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Russian military (military_unit) Special Operations Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) State Border Service of Ukraine (military_unit) Ukrainian Border Guards (military_unit) S-300 missile system (weapon_system) Hrad rocket system (weapon_system) Avdiivka (location) 155th Marine Infantry Brigade (military_unit) Kramatorsk (location) Russia (organization)

Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Russian troops will not be able to encircle Bakhmut in the near future

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces have been trying to take Bakhmut since May 2022 without success, with the city continuing to see some of the war’s heaviest fighting.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces are likely conducting a limited tactical withdrawal in Bakhmut, although it is still too early to assess Ukrainian intentions concerning a complete withdrawal from the city.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

SOF fighters eliminated five Russian occupants near Bakhmut.

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