Denis Pushilin, deputy head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), said: TASSKiev has not yet begun to liberate its troops from Artemovsk (its Ukrainian name is Bakhmut).
“At this time, there are no signs that the Kiev regime has begun to withdraw its militants from the city,” he said.
Pushilin recalled the recent statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Kiev does not intend to hold Artemivsk at all costs and will hold the defense as long as it is reasonable.
For the enemy, “reasonable” could mean, among other things, fighting “to the last Ukrainian”, Pushilin added.
formerly Pushilin declarationAn unfavorable situation is developing for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Artemovsk.
Also, retired Lieutenant Colonel of the LPR People’s Militia Andrey Marochko knowledgeableThat the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost its supply routes to its troops in the Artemivsk direction due to bad weather conditions.