Ukrainian forces including 57th Mechanized Brigade attacked inside Bakhmut proper, recapturing the industrial college and advancing 100-200 meters against Wagner infantry and elements of 4th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade and 374th Separate Rifle Battalion.
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Ukrainian forces including 57th Mechanized Brigade attacked inside Bakhmut proper, recapturing the industrial college and advancing 100-200 meters against Wagner infantry and elements of 4th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade and 374th Separate Rifle Battalion.
A typical engagement was recorded by a drone operated by the 36th Marine Brigade, an amphibious infantry formation operating in the Donbas sector, that observed a Russian two-man 82mm mortar team uncovering and opening fire from a residential courtyard in a village. The officially redacted images show three howitzer shells striking the site directly, followed by an air burst and another shell leveling a house next to the mortar position.
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Source story: day-444b-2023-05-15