The Armed Forces advanced near Bakhmut: ISW named the territories that reflected Ukrainian fighters (map)
"The Ukrainian forces recently advanced southwest of Bakhmut," the message reads. According to geolocation of February 3, the elements of the 85th separate motorized brigade (2nd Army Corps "LNR") were struck by Ukrainian fighters operating in the wooded terrain east of the east of the mite, which, according to preliminary estimates Russian control. As a result, this indicates that the Armed Forces recently reflected positions in the area.
According to the Russian source, the invaders advanced on an indefinite road in the direction of Ivanovsky, which in the west of Bakhmut, and captured new heights in the north and northwest of Kingivka, instead, Ukrainian fighters reflected several positions north of Bogdanivka. However, ISW did not find visual evidence that would confirm these statements. In addition, positional battles continued near Bogdanivka, Klishchiyivka and Ivanovo direction.
According to the spokesman of the eastern group of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces Elijah Yevlash, the Russian command transfers reserves to the Bakhmut direction for the breakthrough of Ukrainian defense border in the west of Bakhmut in the direction of the Temporal Yar. The Russian source also claimed that the units of the intelligence and assault brigade "Siber" operated near Soledar.
As of the morning of February 4, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, in the Bakhmut direction, the Ukrainian military reflected three attacks of Russian invaders near Bogdanivka and Kingivka of Donetsk region. We will remind, on February 2 the commander of the battalion-tactical group 4 Brops of NSU Sergey Sidorin stated that the statements of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation about the capture of Bogdanivka of Donetsk region are not true.