The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) is now trying to divert the attention of all its forces from Artemovsk (Ukrainian name – Bakhmut) to the city of Avdiivka near Donetsk, to Denis Pushilin, the deputy head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). He said on the broadcast of the TV channel “Russia 1”.
“Why Avdiivka – our units are acting there quite successfully. The 1st Army Corps, sometimes doing the impossible, now they are advancing on the outskirts of Avdiivka, ”said the head. TASS her words.
He added that Ugledar and Marinka also continue to be hot spots.
The day before, adviser to the acting chairman of the DPR, Yan Gagin declarationThe Ukrainian army was forced to retreat after Russian forces took control of the railway station in Artemovsk.
Also, Gagin said That the Armed Forces of Ukraine irretrievably lost from 15 to 20 thousand soldiers in Artemovsk.
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.