Ukrainian troops 'drove through' Russian defensive lines and Kremlin forces withdrew from a point around nine miles north of the city, the think tank reported.
Ukrainian troops on Thursday advanced near Bakhmut as part of its counteroffensive, according to the latest assessment by the Institute for the Study of War .that"Ukrainian forces have seized the tactical initiative and made tactically significant gains" around Bakhmut, a city in eastern Ukraine in the Donetsk region and the site of a months-long battle between Ukrainian and Russian troops.
Russian military bloggers, cited by ISW, said that Ukrainian troops"drove through" the Russian defensive lines south and southwest of Ivanivske and northwest of Klischiivka. They also said Russian forces withdrew from north of Sakko i Vantsetti, around nine miles north of Bakhmut. The forces moved to new positions south of the settlement.
A Ukrainian reconnaissance soldier on May 8, 2023, flies a drone on the front line near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. On Thursday, Ukrainian troops advanced around Bakhmut as part of Kiev's counterattack operations, according to the latest assessment by the Institute for the Study of War.
Ukraine has been preparing for a spring counteroffensive for months and it was bolstered by military aid from the West that included heavy artillery, advanced equipment and tanks. "Ukrainian Eastern Forces Spokesperson Colonel Serhiy Cherevaty stated that Ukrainian forces advanced up to 1,700 meters in the past day, and the Ukrainian 3rd Separate Assault Brigade stated that the brigade's counterattacks expanded the Ukrainian salient in the Bakhmut area to 2,000 meters wide by 700 meters deep," ISW reported in its assessment.
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