Major battles continue around two important cities in eastern Ukraine. Kiev forces repelled more than 60 attacks in villages near Avdiyivka and Bakhmut, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Saturday. The US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) also noted heavy fighting near the settlement of Chasiv Yar, west of Bakhmut.
According to ISW, the Russian occupiers advanced near Avdijivka in the Donetsk region and Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region. May 3 geolocation data shows Russian tanks, most likely from the 1st Guards Tank Army, operating in the center of Kislovka, southeast of Kupiansk.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu issued a surprisingly candid assessment of recent Russian victories in Ukraine and refrained from making sweeping claims about the success of Russia’s efforts on the front, likely in an attempt to cool Russian expectations for the 2024 war. of the planned offensive in Ukraine in the summer, according to the latest assessment of the Russian military operation by the International Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
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