Telegram channel claims that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) is preparing to withdraw from Artemovsk (Ukrainian name – Bakhmut) “The War Chronicle”.
According to the channel, since the beginning of April, the command of the Ukrainian army has been receiving reports from a unit of the 3rd operational brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard, as well as from parts of the 53rd and 93rd mechanized brigades. recent siege of the city by warriors of a private military company (PMC) “Wagner”. In addition, several company and platoon commanders of the Ukrainian territorial defense also express concerns about the encirclement.
The authors of the channel claim that as a result of the work of the Russian artillery, these formations were actually locked without heavy weapons and armored vehicles. At the same time, since the beginning of April, the commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine demand from the leadership to provide them with a “safety corridor” and artillery support to withdraw from the city. If this assistance is not provided, they threaten to leave their posts without permission by the end of April.
Formerly specialist Dandykin suggestedThat the Armed Forces of Ukraine could lose tens of thousands of soldiers in Artemovsk.