He writes that the soldiers of the private military company (PMC) “Wagner” carried out a powerful offensive in Artemovsk (Ukrainian name Bakhmut). “Russian Spring”.
The publication claims that Ukrainian soldiers described the attack as “an inferno that has never been seen.”
A significant number of Russian soldiers are reportedly advancing towards the city.
There are Ukrainian positions under Russian fire in the settlements of Orekhovo-Vasilievka, Vasyukovka, Ivanovskoye, Grigorovka, Konstantinovka, Mayorsk, Zheleznoye (Artemovo) and New York.
Former President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky visit Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Artemovsk. Zelensky presented the soldiers with state awards. The last time the President of Ukraine visited Bakhmut directly in December 2022, he presented awards to the Ukrainian army at the AZOM factory. Later, units of the Russian troops received this object.