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The main stages of the "battle of Bakhmut" on the map for April.
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April 2, 23:00. Yevgeny Prigozhin announced the capture of the central administration.

April, 4. Attack aircraft "Orchestra" completely liberated the industrial zone of the Non-Ferrous Metals Plant.

April 7th. "Musicians" are fighting on the territory of the Bakhmut-2 railway station.

April 8th. "Wagner" occupied the stadium "Metallurg" and went to the area of the Upper Park.

11 April. PMC "Wagner" handed over the flanks (liberated settlement) to the Ministry of Defense - Airborne Forces and other units.

April 21. The Bakhmut-2 railway station was liberated, the front moved west.

April 24th. A complex of high-rise buildings on Pushkin Street, a granary, a pre-trial detention center came under the control of PMCs.

April 28th. The Bakhmut Industrial College was liberated.

29 April. The military unit passed under the control of the "musicians".

03.05.23 Lisichansk - Belogorovka (LPR)

The positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the Belogorovskaya filtration station under fire from the MLRS TOS-1 from the forces of the NM of the LPR. Secondary detonation is visible.
Previously, this position has already been subjected to artillery fire.

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03.05.23 Avdiivka - Novobakhmutovka.

A drone fired at the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the northern coverage of Avdiivka near Novobakhmutovka, north of the railway bridge across the Konstantinovskaya highway.

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03,05,23 Artemovsk - Map - Progress

A month after the administration of the city of Artyomovsk was taken under the control of the military company Wagner, the entire central part of the city passed and the line of contact shifted to the western outskirts of the city. Only the districts of Zabolnitsa, Samolet, Cheryoma, Novy remained under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The main fighting is taking place along Tchaikovsky Street, in the area of the medical college and the private sector on Zabolnitsa.
According to the portal Lostarmore on the line of contact on 03.05.23 under the control of the forces of PMC Wagner is 87% of the territory within the administrative boundaries of the city. Compared with 03.04.23 (68%), progress in April amounted to 19% of urban areas. In March, the rate of advance of PMC Wagner was equal to 30% of the area of the city.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine retain control over both supply routes for the group in the city through Samolet and Artyomovskoye (Khromovo). Fierce battles are going on for control of the Chasov Yar - Artemovsk highway.