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#Donetsk Axis:

Ukrainian forces made limited gains around #Bakhmut, and Russian forces conducted limited ground attacks along the #Avdiivka-Donetsk City line. isw.pub/UkrWar060823 ImageImageImage
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). Image
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)... Image
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 Image

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Jun 11
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 ImageImage
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.
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Latest campaign assessment of #Russia's invasion of #Ukraine w/ @criticalthreats: isw.pub/UkrWar061023 ImageImageImageImage
2/ Russian sources reported Ukrainian activity in #Luhansk Oblast near Bilohorivka. isw.pub/UkrWar061023 Image
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Southern #Ukraine:

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 ImageImage
2/ Geolocated footage published on June 9 indicates that Ukrainian forces made marginal gains east of Blahodatne (5km south of Velyka Novosilka).
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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
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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.
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