Ukrainian forces recently marginally advanced southwest of Bakhmut of Donetsk region, according to the report of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) for February 3.

“Geolocated footage published on February 3 shows elements of the 85th Separate Motorized Brigade (2nd Luhansk People’s Republic [LPR] Army Corps [AC]) striking Ukrainian forces operating in a forested area east of Klischiyivka (southwest of Bakhmut) that ISW previously assessed was under Russian control, suggesting that Ukrainian forces recently regained ground in this area,” a report published on the ISW website on Sunday morning reads.

At the same time, a Russian source claimed that the invaders allegedly advanced along an unidentified road in the direction of Ivanivske, which is located west of Bakhmut and captured new heights to the north and northwest of Klischiyivka, and the AFU recaptured several positions north of Bohdanivka (northwest of Bakhmut).

The ISW found no visual evidence to support these claims.