Denis Pushilin, interim head of the DPR, said that no civilians remained in Artemovsk (Ukrainian name – Bakhmut). He said this on the broadcast of the TV channel “Russia 24”.
“Yesterday we toured almost the whole city. We didn’t see any civilians,” said Pushilin.
According to him, the fighters of the private military company Wagner, located in Artemovsk, constantly evacuated civilians, everyone they found. They also stated that there are no civilians left in the city.
Pushilin added that they will re-check whether the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, who started to work in Artemovsk, are still civilians there.
formerly Pushilin declarationat the moment the situation in the flanks near Artemovsk is stabilizing, the peak of anxiety there has passed.
May 21 Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announcedThat Russian troops have completely taken control of Artemovsk. The department noted that this was possible thanks to the assault detachments of the Wagner PMC and the support of the artillery and aviation of the Southern Military District.
On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated The Russian army with the completion of the operation in Artemovsk.
Source: Gazeta
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