Nicolas Tonev, edited by Loane Nader / Photo credit: Handout / TELEGRAM/ @concordgroup_official / AFP 06:11, June 06, 2023

The new clip of the Ukrainian army's communication aptly recalls its mode of action on the Eastern Front. After the drone attacks on Moscow, the threats on Putin, the armed incursions of the Russian partisans around Belgorod, the Ukrainian units are in turn taking action, including again on the Bakhmout front.

The Ukrainian army regains its poise and once again adopts the strategy of action against the Russian adversary. Ukrainians have already gained hundreds of meters on the outskirts of the city of Bakhmut, according to Kiev's intelligence service. It still occupies high positions there, which obviously facilitates offensive actions and bombing by Russian troops holding the locality.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the private paramilitary group Wagner, himself acknowledges the loss of territory that had just been conquered, which he describes as shameful. For Kiev, putting pressure back on Bakhmut puts pressure back on tired Russian troops, tasked with defending these areas conquered after months of assault, and which have become symbolic.

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It is therefore out of the question for Moscow to weaken the defense of the city at the risk of losing it. Thus, Volodymyr Zelensky's generals impose a major dilemma on the Russian General Staff: should they reinforce the South, attacked near Zaporizhia? Should Russia consider bringing reinforcements to repel the attackers on Russian territory in the Belgorod region, at the expense of other fronts? Or do we have to answer Ukrainian tests on the nearby localities of Bakhmut? One thing is certain, doubt hangs over the Russian army, which also broadcasts images of victories in the Donetsk region. The latter are only air and mainly tell the tactical uncertainty created by Kiev on the fronts and points of contact between the two armies.