Ukrainian forces failed to break through the Russian defences north and southwest of Bakhmut, and after 22 May, when the command of the Eastern grouping declared that some slight advances in the field had still been made, they went on the defensive again. Nevertheless, the Ukrainian Land Forces commander General Oleksandr Syrskyi was still able to mention the successes his troops had had in attacking the aggressor’s flanks. On 25 May, deputy defence minister Hanna Malar indirectly admitted that Bakhmut had been lost. …read more
Source:: Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)