Wagner Group deployed limited higher quality elements to the Avdiivka direction to reinforce recent tactical successes in the area.
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Wagner may appear in the Avdiivka direction
On 25 March, the personnel of a Russian reconnaissance company operating on the Avdiivka front refused to comply with an order.
Russia likely shifted its focus towards Avdiivka and the Kremina-Svatove sector to stabilize its front line.
The shift suggests an overall return to more defensive operations after failing to conduct a general offensive since January 2023.
Russian operations have slowed around Bakhmut but intensified in the Avdiivka area, according to ISW.
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Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-27-2023