Ukrainian forces made limited gains around #Bakhmut, and Russian forces conducted limited ground attacks along the #Avdiivka-Donetsk City line. isw.pub/UkrWar060823
2/ Ukrainian forces made limited gains around #Bakhmut on June 8. Geolocated footage published on June 7 indicates that Ukrainian forces made limited advances near Berkhivka (6km northwest of Bakhmut).
3/ Ukrainian and Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces made advances 1.8km wide and 1.2km deep along the western bank of the Siverskyi Donetsk Canal west of Andriivka (10km southwest of #Bakhmut)...
4/ ...and forced elements of the Russian 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade (5th Combined Arms Army, Eastern Military District) and convict servicemen of the “Storm-Z” unit out of their positions. isw.pub/UkrWar060823
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Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces continued counterattacks and advanced northwest of #Bakhmut, particularly near Berkhikvka and Yahidne (NW of Bakhmut), and 10km NE of Bakhmut near Krasnopolivka. isw.pub/UkrWar061023
2/ Ukrainian Eastern Group of Forces Spokesperson Colonel Serhiy Cherevaty stated that Ukrainian troops advanced up to 1,400m in different unspecified areas of the #Bakhmut front.
3/ The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations towards Bohdanivka (5km northwest of #Bakhmut) and Bila Hora (14km southwest of Bakhmut).
Russian sources claimed that #Ukraine's armed forces have tactical advantages in conducting assaults at night due to Western-provided equipment with superior night optics systems. isw.pub/UkrWar061023
2/ A prominent Russian milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces are launching assaults at night because Western-provided equipment provides Ukrainian forces with “excellent” night vision optics.
3/ #Zaporizhia Oblast occupation official Vladimir Rogov also claimed that night assaults allow Ukrainian forces to more effectively use Western-provided equipment.
Russian milbloggers continue to highlight reported superior Russian electronic warfare (EW) capabilities as key to disrupting Ukrainian attacks. isw.pub/UkrWar061023
2/ Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian EW units are disrupting Ukrainian communications as well as aviation units and alleged that some Ukrainian mechanized groups were not prepared to fight without communications or with suppressed GPS.
3/ Another milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces attempted their own “electronic counter measures” against Russian reconnaissance and control capabilities in areas where there are Ukrainian assaults but that these attempts were unsuccessful.
3/ Ukrainian Eastern Group of Forces Spokesperson Colonel Serhiy Cherevaty noted that Ukrainian forces advanced up to 1,400m in unspecified areas of the #Bakhmut front, and Russian milbloggers reported Ukrainian advances northwest and northeast of Bakhmut. isw.pub/UkrWar061023
Ukrainian forces continued limited ground attacks on the administrative border between #Donetsk and #Zaporizhia oblasts and made marginal gains in the area on June 9. isw.pub/UkrWar060923
2/ Geolocated footage published on June 9 indicates that Ukrainian forces made marginal gains east of Blahodatne (5km south of Velyka Novosilka).
3/ The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian aviation conducted airstrikes near Blahodatne, further indicating that Ukrainian forces are operating near the settlement.
Ukrainian forces also reportedly lost Western-provided vehicles on June 8.
Losses are inevitable during any military undertaking. Ukrainian forces will suffer losses, including of both Western and Soviet equipment, during any offensive operations. isw.pub/UkrWar060823
2/ Western equipment is not impervious to damage any more than the equipment that the Ukrainians have been using and losing since February 2022.
3/ The loss of equipment — including Western equipment — early on in the counteroffensive is not an indicator of the future progress of Ukraine’s counteroffensive.