“The pace of Russian operations in Bakhmut remains significantly reduced. Ukrainian personnel in the area expressed optimism that the decline of Moscow’s operations around the city could facilitate more limited and localized counterattacks on Kiev. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) made these remarks on possible developments in the war between Ukraine and Russia after assessing that the slowdown of Russian offensive operations in the Bakhmut area and the ongoing withdrawal operation are likely to provide the Ukrainian forces in the area with the opportunity to “launch a new round of operations around the city if they so choose”.
The founder of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, underline analysts from the US think tank, announced that “the operation to remove Bakhmut may not be completed within the initial deadline of June 1st and last until the 5th of the same month”. Yesterday, he further explained that Wagner’s forces need a few additional days to transfer all the equipment in good condition, thus requiring a delay in their withdrawal from the city. And now a window opens to Kiev.
Source: IL Tempo
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