DPR Deputy Chairman Advisor Yan Gagin said in the broadcast of the TV channel: “Russia 24”That the “scattered” units of the Ukrainian troops “tried” to retreat from Artemovsk (the Ukrainian name is Bakhmut) on country roads.
“Periodically, some scattered units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine try to withdraw from Artemovsk. Since the roads are controlled, they are trying to withdraw with forestation on village roads or fields,” he said.
According to Gagin, the equipment “falls on the belly” due to the “spring melt”, so the Ukrainian army is retreating on foot.
Previously, retired LPR lieutenant colonel Andrei Marochko, Ukraine’s trains Materials on discrediting the Russian army in Artemovsk. He added that the plans of the Ukrainian command also include raising the moral and psychological state of the Ukrainian army.
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.