⚔️ Counterattack

Ukraine's 3rd Assault Infantry Brigade (1st Battalion) conducted successful counterattacks, maintaining an open supply route to Chasiv Yar and capturing additional Russian prisoners.

Bakhmut, Donetsk
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Ukraine's 3rd Assault Infantry Brigade (1st Battalion) conducted successful counterattacks, maintaining an open supply route to Chasiv Yar and capturing additional Russian prisoners.

100,000 Russian casualties (80,000 wounded, 20,000 killed) in Bakhmut since January 2023 - US White House assessment

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Fierce and bloody battles were in Bakhmut, Soledar and Vugledar... by the time tanks finally arrived in Ukraine in 2023.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

On the Bakhmut front, Russian forces continue to conduct offensive operations. Fighting continues in the city of Bakhmut

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukraine’s military forces Russian troops to ‘abandon some positions’ in Bakhmut, according to a Ukrainian commander.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian invaders launched a rocket attack on Kramatorsk at night, wounding one person and damaging a school.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.356Z

Source story: day-434a-2023-05-08