NEWS UPDATE BAKHMUT AFTERNOON MAY 6
There seems to be a big difference between Prigozhins words and reality on the ground. Since last evening thousands of shells have been fired from the russian side towards ukrainian held parts of Bakhmut and Khromove (red shaded areas). Also over a hundred incendiary missiles/rockets has been used. Large parts of Western Bakhmut was on fire during the night.
At the same time both ukrainian and russian sources claim that huge russian reinforcements, mostly new Wagner forces, has arrived in Bakhmut. Nobody seems to be leaving Bakhmut.
On the ground russian forces attack on all fronts. There where hard battles in Khromove during the night.
In western area (map 2) with small houses the frontline seems to have moved clearly to the SW (red line). I haven’t heard anything in particular about the Post office and the Olympic school (1 on map 2) but since the frontline is said to be SW of them they ought to be captured. But that has to be confirmed by more sources. Russian forces are close to the remaining ukrainian defence line (blue line) in the West, the crossroad (3 on map 2) where the last open road to Bakhmut enters and the Children’s hospital (2 on map 2).
Hard battles also continues in the high rise Citadel and about 25 percent of it are now in the grey zone. More buildings have allegedly been demolished (see video, sorry for the music) by the UkrAF.
On the western side of Chajkovskogo Street russian forces try to advance to the West and Southwest.
No info from the area around the MiG-monument.
https://twitter.com/MikaelValterss1/status/1654875499141775361
video from today
The situation in Bakhmut.
Soldiers of PMC “Wagner” continue to storm the positions of the enemy, squeezing out the forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the South-Western part of the city
video from today
The situation in Bakhmut.
Soldiers of PMC “Wagner” continue to storm the positions of the enemy, squeezing out the forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the South-Western part of the city
https://twitter.com/Morpheusx3/status/1654910314259816451