This is reported by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
On April 5, Russian troops advanced northeast of Bakhmut, but there were no confirmed changes on the front line in the area.
"It seems that Russian troops have intensified their efforts west of Bakhmut to capture Chasiv Yar," the statement says.
The commander of a Ukrainian battalion operating in the Bakhmut sector said that Russian troops have launched a new wave of offensives in this area. According to him, Russian troops are concentrating their efforts in the area of Chasiv Yar and continue to storm Ivanivske as part of their efforts to outflank Ukrainian positions in Chasiv Yar.
On April 5, positional fighting continued elsewhere in the Bakhmut sector. Ukraine's General Staff reported that Russian troops unsuccessfully attacked west of Bakhmut in the area of Ivanivske and southwest of Bakhmut in the area of Andriivka, Klishchiivka, and Zelenopillia.