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Looks like Bakhmut is very nearly cleared now. I would not be surprised if the Ukrainians withdrew at any moment, though I would equally not be surprised if they held on as long as they could.

This is today's Wagner map. Though there is some controversy here as well. As you can see, it shows that the Ukrainians took back a bit of land in the far north but the Russian Army disputes this and says it's not true. The VDV has been sent to support the flanks but Prigozhin says it's not enough.

Something else that has occurred to me regarding this counter attack is that it's possible that they know they are about to lose Bakhmut and the aim is actually to push the Russians back from the road so as to give the Ukrainians in Bakhmut more space to retreat when the time comes. Other wise they might be worried about the Russians hammering everything trying to leave.