Russian troops 'fleeing' near Bakhmut?

Ukrainian soldiers fire an anti-tank grenade launcher on the front line near the city of Bakhmut on May 3.

Russia redeploys forces in Bakhmut.

According to Reuters, the Russian Defense Ministry said on May 12 that its forces had repelled a series of targeted attacks by Ukraine on positions in the east. In a statement, the Russian Defense Ministry said Ukraine deployed more than 1,000 soldiers and up to 40 tanks in 26 offensive attempts along a front line stretching over 95 kilometers. The attacks were directed toward the city of Soledar in the Donetsk region, which is under Russian control.

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"All Ukrainian attacks have been repelled. Russia will not allow its defenses to be breached," the Russian Ministry of Defense stated.

In the same statement, the Russian Ministry of Defense acknowledged that its forces had retreated slightly in one area of ​​the front line and were holding "more advantageous positions" near the Berkhivka reservoir northwest of Bakhmut.

However, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Russian Wagner mercenary group, said that what the Russian Ministry of Defense was describing was actually "a failure." He accused the regular army of fleeing.

Prigozhin also said Ukraine had been able to regain full control of a vital supply route connecting Bakhmut with the city of Chasiv Yar, and had also seized higher ground. The Wagner Group leader pointed out that if Russia continues to lose more areas in Bakhmut, Ukrainian forces could gradually encircle it.

Prigozhin has repeatedly accused senior Russian leaders of undermining Wagner's efforts in Bakhmut by failing to supply the forces with ammunition and equipment. This week, Prigozhin said Russian regular forces were neglecting to protect Bakhmut's flanks.

The US has pledged to deliver enough weapons for Ukraine to launch a counterattack.

However, in a statement on May 12, the Russian Ministry of Defense appeared to reject these accusations, saying that Ukraine's attempts to counterattack on the flanks of Bakhmut had been repelled.

Military helicopter crashes in Crimea, two killed.

The TASS news agency, citing a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense, reported that two Russian pilots were killed on May 12 when a Russian Mi-28 military helicopter crashed in the Crimean Peninsula.

The accident occurred at 3:42 p.m. (local time) while the helicopter was conducting a training flight in the Dzhankoi region of northern Crimea and was not carrying any weapons.

The Russian Ministry of Defense believes a technical malfunction caused the accident. Russian authorities have launched an investigation to determine the exact cause of the incident.

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The Black Sea Fleet actively participated in the military operation.

According to the Russian newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda on May 12, citing the Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Vice Admiral Viktor Sokolov, the Black Sea Fleet's coastal missile and artillery units have attacked 70 Ukrainian military targets since the start of the special military operation.

"In addition, the Bastion and Bal coastal missile systems were actively used. The missiles mainly attacked command centers, airfields, positions of air defense units and surface combat forces of the Ukrainian navy. In total, coastal missile units and artillery forces of the fleet attacked 70 Ukrainian targets," Sokolov said.

According to Sokolov, while supporting the Russian ground forces in the coastal direction, the fleet's landing ships used numerous missile launchers to attack targets on shore. "Drones were also used for reconnaissance, target designation, and fire control," the Black Sea Fleet commander added.

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