💥 Attack

Russian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut on December 1, with claims of capturing positions north of Bohdanivka, northeast of Khromove, and north of Kurdyumivka, and fighting reported near Klishchiivka and Andriivka, though Ukrainian forces repelled attacks near Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, and Andriivka.

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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Bohdanivka (location) Khromove (location) Kurdyumivka (location) Klishchiivka (location) Andriivka (location) Ivanivske (location) 98th Guards Airborne Division (military_unit) 106th Guards Airborne Division (military_unit) Shustrogo detachment (military_unit) 4th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) Volodymyr Fityo (person) Ukrainian General Staff (organization) Marinka (location) Donetsk City (location) Novomykhailivka (location) 103rd Motorized Rifle Regiment (military_unit) 150th Motorized Rifle Division (military_unit) 8th Combined Arms Army (military_unit) Vadim Astafeyev (person) Artan (military_unit) Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Russian forces (organization) Ukrainian Defence Forces (military_unit) Special Operations Centre A (military_unit) SSU (organization) Russian troops (military_unit) Russia (organization) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Russian armed forces (organization) Russian soldier (shooter) (person) Bakhmut (location) Maryinka (location) Alexander Sladkov (person) Avdiivka (location) Su-34 (weapon_system) Su-30 (weapon_system) Oles (Kasik) (person) Russian Federation (organization) Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) Hryhorivka (location) Chasiv Yar (location) Novokalynove (location) Stepove (location) Sieverne (location) Pervomaiske (location) Russian army (military_unit) Toretsk (location) Donetsk Oblast (location) 47th Separate Mechanised Brigade (military_unit) Avdiivka direction (location)

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Russian forces intensified operations along the entire eastern front

Elements of 98th and 106th Guards VDV Divisions transferred from Lyman to Khromove-Bohdanivka area

Russian forces did not make any confirmed advances

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Artan participated in defense operations in Bakhmut for three months (December to February), controlling the Chasiv Yar-Konstantynivka highway.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian soldiers fired targets in the direction of Avdiivka of Donetsk Oblast.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The focus of many of the renewed Russian attacks over the past few weeks has been on the city of Avdiivka, in the Donetsk region.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian defenders are holding the defense in the direction of Avdiivka.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.653Z

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