Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

[Ryuu96]

The story of the battle of Bakhmut was ten months of slow but steady Russian advances. This week is the first time that Ukraine is regaining significant ground. https://t.co/iNy7Ns4yGy

— Yaroslav Trofimov (@yarotrof) May 12, 2023

HIGHLIGHTS FOR MAY 12:
■ Most 🇺🇦 artillery strikes in at least half a year (our strike data goes back to Nov 1)
■ Biggest 🇷🇺 troop losses since Mar 24
■ Double-digit artillery & vehicle losses
■ Update from both Oryx and KIUhttps://t.co/AMPjHvAcaI

— Ragnar Gudmundsson 🇮🇸🇺🇦 [e-mail] (@ragnarbjartur) May 12, 2023

How it started versus how it's going.

The Russian Ministry of Defense deleted it's initial post claiming Ukrainian sources want to create panic, but now confirms they have taken up 'advantageous defensive positions' near Berkhivka reservoir, a good 2-3km from the initial front pic.twitter.com/3WegYNZpUd

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) May 12, 2023

"Are there any objectives or is just going to be endless active defence?"

It’s happening very slowly, but at least for Dmitry Abzalov, the penny might be beginning to drop pic.twitter.com/Dow6SLiiBN

— Francis Scarr (@francis_scarr) May 11, 2023