Ukrainian officials have indicated there's been little change in positions around the eastern city of Bakhmut — and the intensity of Moscow's offensive has decreased as Russian regular units continue to replace Wagner fighters.
"The intensity of the enemy's offensive has significantly decreased as it is replacing troops from Wagner with regular units and trying to stabilize the defense in this area," Hanna Maliar, Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister, said on Telegram.
The official added: "Our troops are making this process much more difficult for the enemy... At the same time, the intensity of enemy artillery shelling has not decreased."
Currently, Ukrainian units hold positions immediately to the south and west of the city itself.
"To the south of Bakhmut, the enemy is attempting to reinforce and build up army units," Maliar said.
More background: The head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said Sunday that the handover of his fighters' positions in Bakhmut to Russian army units may extend to June 5.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its latest assessment of the situation that there is continuing evidence that Russian units are being transferred to Bakhmut from other areas of the Donetsk front lines, including Avdiivka.
It said Sunday that "the Russian transfer of these elements to Bakhmut may decrease the tempo of Russian offensive operations on the Avdiivka-Donetsk City front."
ISW also said that "The tempo of Russian operations around Bakhmut remains notably low." Ukrainian officials have said much of the same, with daily recorded clashes in the area falling into single digits.