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Russian Defense Ministry announced Russian forces shifted to defensive positions on the Berkhovsky water reservoir, tacitly confirming abandonment of attacks from the north towards Bakhmut.

May 12, 2023 Bakhmut, Donetsk

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Post

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Entities

Russian Defense Ministry (organization) Russian Federation Armed Forces (military_unit) Berkhovsky water reservoir (location) 3rd Assault Brigade (military_unit) T-64 (weapon_system) M-113 (weapon_system) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Ganna Malyar (person) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Yevgeny Prigozhin (person) Wagner Group (military_unit) Institute for the Study of War (organization)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Russian Defense Ministry announced Russian forces shifted to defensive positions on the Berkhovsky water reservoir, tacitly confirming abandonment of attacks from the north towards Bakhmut.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian counterattack destroyed Russian tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, killing as many as 500 Wagner soldiers

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.215Z

Source story: day-444b-2023-05-15