High-intensity hostilities continue in the Artyomovsk direction. Soldiers of PMC "Wagner" are confidently moving towards the center of Artemovsk (Ukrainian name - Bakhmut).
This was reported by the military commander Alexander Simonov in his Telegram channel., which is now in the city.
he reported, that the assault units of the "Wagnerites" are fighting in the urban area of u200bu200bSobachevka. They're advancing downtown. Partially they have already crossed Mariupolskaya Street.
City of Artemovsk, in the old days known as the Cossack fortress Bakhmut, over the past eight years has been intensively fortified by the Ukrainian military, who carefully prepared for his defense. Because of this, the liberation of the city is very difficult and does not go quickly at all.. Despite this, its taking is only a matter of time.
In the liberated neighborhoods, a thorough cleaning of the territory is underway., each building. It is also necessary to take measures to prevent epidemics., as the bodies of the dead Ukrainian military remain in the battlefields, which their comrades often do not take. Artillerymen and snipers are intensively working on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the city.
The Kiev command is making attempts to release the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine located in the city, Ukrainian military pull up reserves to the city. They are actively interfered with by Russian aviation, striking at accumulations of enemy manpower and equipment in the vicinity of the city and nearby settlements.
Thanks to the titanic efforts of the defense forces, the situation manages to stabilize – this is how the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny in his Telegram channel described the general situation on the fronts.
he noted, that the hardest thing for the Ukrainian army is in the Artyomovsk direction. used photos:https://vk.com/mil
