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Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations near Orikhovo-Vasylivka, 11km northeast of Bakhmut, and near Bila Hora, 12km southwest of Bakhmut, on June 1.

Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast
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Institute for the Study of War Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations near Orikhovo-Vasylivka and Bila Hora

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: uncertain

Bakhmut is in ruins and ashes, with not a single building left standing. The enemy has destroyed everything, ruining the lives of tens of thousands of people.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian counterattacks in the area, part of the 2023 summer counteroffensive, pushed them back over the Siversky Donets-Donbas Canal running perpendicular between the city and Bakhmut.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

SBU detained an alleged Russian agent serving in the AFU who is accused of feeding sensitive information to Moscow’s security services

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

The suspect was recruited by Nikita Klimovsky, a representative of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) prior to the full-scale invasion

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

The suspect collected information on the number of personnel and available weapons in a Ukrainian military unit in Dnipropetrovsk region

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

The suspect tried to identify the locations of Ukrainian air defense systems and the latest Western weapons

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

SBU is checking information regarding the preparation of possible acts of sabotage against AFU officers

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

In the direction of Bakhmut during the day, the enemy carried out airstrikes in the districts of Khromove and Bila Hora of the Donetsk region.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.661Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-18