Military PMC “Wagner” reported that Ukraine is guarding special forces in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) and is mobilized to the front line. DEA News.
The PMC said that Ukraine’s special units were operating away from the line of contact and were sent by the command to the combat zone only to repel attacks.
Earlier, the RIA Novosti news agency published a video footage of the streets of the city of Artemovsk (Bakhmut), taken by the agency’s correspondent using a drone.
The images show several dozen two- and three-story houses, each partially or completely destroyed.
Many buildings had collapsed walls and ceilings, not all had roofs and had broken windows. The space between buildings is filled with structural parts.
As previously reported, the platoon commander of the Wagner group told RIA Novosti that in front of the headquarters in Artemovsk (Ukrainian name – Bakhmut), there were fighters from the front line. left Walk 1740 meters.
He added that the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued to hold the defense, but still began to retreat.