Continued successful limited Ukrainian counterattacks on #Bakhmut’s flanks may complicate the Russian relief-in-place operation in Bakhmut. isw.pub/UkrWar052623 
https://twitter.com/TheStudyofWar/status/1662244084541534210
2/ Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces conducted successful counterattacks near Orikhovo-Vasylivka (11km northwest of #Bakhmut) and Klishchiivka (7km southwest of Bakhmut).
3/ A prominent milblogger claimed that Ukrainian counterattacks near Orikhovo-Vasylivka caused elements of the “Veterany” private military company (PMC) to retreat up to a kilometer from their previously held positions in the area.
4/ Milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces captured elevated positions along the E40 (#Bakhmut to Slovyansk) highway near Orikhovo-Vasylivka and that fighting is ongoing in the area.
5/ A Russian milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces advanced towards Klishchiivka and crossed the Siverskyi Donets Canal, possibly threatening to encircle the settlement and force Russian forces to retreat towards the east.
6/ Geolocated footage published on May 24 and 25 indicates that Russian forces likely regained limited positions west of Klishchiivka, however.
7/ ISW has previously assessed that Russian forces may struggle to conduct a relief in place of #Wagner forces in #Bakhmut, and successful limited and localized Ukrainian counterattacks will likely complicate their ability to do so. isw.pub/UkrWar052623
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