Russian forces took control of the Artyomovsk railway station (Ukrainian name is Bakhmut) and then advanced towards the western part of the city. The portal announced that “Military review”.
It was noted that the Russian army has already reached the northern part of Tchaikovsky Street. This street is especially important because it is possible to exit Artemovsk both in the direction of Chasov Yar and in the direction of Konstantinovka.
According to the publication, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to use these routes for rotation, but it becomes more difficult with each passing day, as both are under the guns of Russian artillery.
Denis Pushilin, former interim head of the DPR expression The view that the Armed Forces of Ukraine is now trying to shift the attention of all its forces from Artemivsk to the city of Avdiivka near Donetsk, where Russian forces “acted quite successfully”. He also named Ugledar and Marinka among the hot spots.
Pushilin’s deputy, Yan Gagin, said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces irrevocably loss 15 to 20 thousand soldiers in Artemovsk.