Successful Board: ISW Analysts confirmed the local success of the Armed Forces in Bakhmut (map)

According to analysts, the Ukrainian forces have really succeeded northwest of Bakhmut in the area between Bogdanivka and Berkhivka. The Ukrainian military has achieved some success in Bakhmut using local counterattacks. This was stated by analysts of the American Institute for War Study (ISW). The report of May 12 states that Russian troops escaped from the fire of Ukrainian artillery on the southern bank of the Berch reservoir, which is about 4 kilometers northwest of Bakhmut.

It is reported that geolocation frames confirm that the Ukrainian forces have really succeeded northwest of Bakhmut in the area between Bogdanivka and Berkhivka. Also, one of the Russian troops stated that parts of the 200th Separate Rifle Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation lost their positions in the area between Grigorivka and Dubovo-Vasylivka.

However, as stated in the report, the Ministry of Defense of Russia stated that parts of the 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade and the 200th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade reflected all attacks in the Berkhivka area with "accounting of all favorable conditions". The Chairman of the Wagner PEC Yevhen Prigogin said that the forces of Ukraine's defense began to approach Berkhivka. Thus, the Armed Forces hold positions within 500 m from the northwestern boach of Bakhmut.

In addition, according to analysts, Russian military personnel said that Ukrainian troops were counterattachak in the direction of Chromov, Bogdanivka and Klishchevka. We will remind that on May 12 it became known that police were injured during shelling in Bakhmut. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs press service, law enforcement officers who serve in the Bakhmut district were injured during the shelling. And personal protective equipment saved the lives of Ukrainian defenders.