Russian troops control over 87% of Bakhmut - isw

The Armed Forces reported constant hostile land storms in small groups, and Russian bloggers claim the promotion of "Bakhmut" in Bakhmut. Russian troops continued ground attacks in Bakhmut and its surroundings on April 19 and control 87% of Bakhmut. This is stated in the daily report of the American Institute for War Study (ISW) for April 19.

Thus, the General Staff of the Armed Forces declared heavy battles in Bakhmut and the fact that the forces of Ukraine's defense had repelled the land attacks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation near Stupochka (12 km southwest of Bakhmut along the T0504 highway Konstantinovka-time Yar-Bakhmut). The spokesman of the eastern group of troops of Ukraine Colonel Sergey Cherevaty stated that over the past day there were 34 fighting in Bakhmut.

Russian Milblogists argued that Wagner's PECs advanced in the northwestern Bakhmut and took control of the area north of Veselaya Street, including the territory of Bakhmut Hospital # 2. Defense of Ukraine up to Marshal Tolbukhin Street, which lies between Western Bakhmut and Eastern Chrome. The DNR stated that 90% of the city was monitoring, and according to ISW - about 87. 9% of Bakhmut.