SBU Major General in the Reserve Viktor Yagun said that the Ukrainian army suffered serious losses in the clashes near Artemivsk. His words in an interview with Politeka reports DEA News.
As Yagun noted, the Ukrainian General Staff has been discussing the situation near Artemovsk for a long time, and a decision to withdraw from the city may be taken in the near future. According to him, the losses incurred by the Ukrainian side there are incomparable with the previously set tasks.
The SBU Major General in the reserve added that the withdrawal from Artemivsk was strategically unfortunate for the Ukrainian soldiers.
Former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu declarationIt is reported that the Russian army successfully carried out military operations in the settlements of Ugledar and Artemovsk. According to him, as a result of the offensive actions of the Russian army in the Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, Soledar, Klescheevka, Podgornoe, Krasnopolye, Blagodatnoe, Lobkove and Nikolaevka have already been liberated.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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