Denis Pushilin of the Donetsk People’s Republic is on the air Channel One He noted that Russian forces control all administrative buildings of Artemovsk (Ukrainian name – Bakhmut).
All administrative buildings are already under the control of our units.
He said that fierce fighting continues in the western part of Artemovsk. According to Pushilin, the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot withdraw due to the work of the detachments. That’s why the Ukrainian troops must either advance or surrender, the official says.
Evgeny Prigozhin, Chairman of Wagner PMC declarationThat Russian forces took control of more than 80% of Artemovsk (Bakhmut).
On February 24, 2022, Putin announced that he had decided to organize a military special operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.