Ukrainian T-80BV on the streets of Bakhmut
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Heavy clashes continue on the outskirts of the city of Bakhmut, also known as Artemovsk, located in the Donetsk People’s Republic. The city remains under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), while the Russian military is storming the industrial area on the eastern outskirts and approaches the city from the souther direction, where the battle for control of the village of Opytnoe is ongoing.
Units of the Wagner Group are holding control of the local Asphalt plant located in the south-eastern part of the industrial area. At the same time, Russian assault groups are advancing in the city down Patrice Lumumba Street. The mop up operations are ongoing on the territory of the local furniture factory and the Bakhmut plant of construction ceramics.
The rest of the industrial facilities are currently in the gray zone, that is, none of the warring sides controls them.
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Ukrainian forces have recently shared videos from the industrial area, showing the destructions on the territory of the Siniat plant located several kilometers to the west from the Bakhmut plant of construction ceramics. Ukrainian sources claimed another victory of the Ukrainian military. Some sources mistakenly reported that the AFU repelled Russian Wagner fighters from the asphalt plant.
However, Russian forces have never claimed control of the facility. Ukrainian servicemen reportedly left their positions from the Siniat plant about a week ago. They shared some photos which were declared as a new victory. The Ukrainian military is unlikely to reestablish their positions in the area. Thus, the fighting for the control of the facility is yet to take place.
On the southern outskirts of the city, Russian-led forces hold control of the village of Ivangrad and are storming Opytnoe. Clashes continue in the village. The villages of Veselaya Dolina and Zaitsevo are also under Russian control. Russian forces are securing their positions in the area in order to threaten the Ukrainain grouping in Bakhmut from the southern direction.
The Russian military is advancing to the west across the Bakhmutka River. The village of Otradovka located on the road leading to Bakhmut is under Russian control. On October 24, during the assault operation launched from Otradovka, Russian troops repelled units of the 58th motorized infantry brigade of the AFU to the reserve lines of defence.
The Russian military is approaching Klesheevka and Kurdymovka. Their goal is to cut off the railways leading to Bakhmut from the south-western direction.
In their turn, on October 24, fighters of the 46th separate assault battalion of the 53rd separate mechanized brigade of the AFU attempted to attack the flank of Russian forces from Kleshcheevka. The attack was repelled and allowed the Russian military to go on the offensive in the area.
Wagner fighters showed concrete firing positions of Ukrainian troops near Zaitsevo:
The Ukrainian grouping in Bakhmut risks to be surrounded from the south-western direction; but so far, the pace of Russian advance in the region has been slowed down. The Wagner assault groups are also unlikely to advance in the city before the main supply roads of the Ukrainian military are cut off.
The Ukrainian garrison in Bakhmut holds the defense and even attempts to counterattack without much success.
On October 24, Ukrainian servicemen shared a video from the city center, claiming that there were no Russian soldiers. The video was made on the right bank of the Bakhmutka river, on the the intersection of Independence Street with B. Gorbatov Street, i.e. far from the area of the ongoing hostilities.
Despite the fact that the Russian military is yet to enter the city center, the video shared by the Ukrainian soldier shows that the buildings in the area have already been damaged. The locals confirm that the city was damaged as a result of the shelling by the Ukrainian artillery from the town of Chasov Yar. The shells do not reach Russian positions on the eastern outskirts but hit the residential quarters in various districts of the city.
Ukrainian forces are reinforcing their positions in the city, preparing for the upcoming Russian assault. They traditionally erect barricades on the streets near the civilian facilities. Ukrainian servicemen together with Polish and British mercenaries avoid direct combat contact with the Russian military, equipping firing points in residential buildings and apartments, as well as at large civilian enterprises.
Some civilians still remain in the city, but there are very few of them left.
