Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the private military company (PMC) “Wagner”, said that the long war for Artemivsk (Ukrainian name – Bakhmut) gave Russia an advantage. His opinion was published by the press service of Prigozhin. telegraph channel.
According to him, “A long war for Bakhmut is extremely beneficial for the Russian troops.”
“Bakhmut makes it possible for the Russian army to build up strength, seize advantageous defensive lines, cope with internal problems, prepare to meet any number of counterattack airmen, mobilized and fully armed,” he wrote.
According to him, Russian forces are “crushing” the Ukrainian Armed Forces (APU) there and restricting their maneuvers.
Prigozhin pointed out that Artemovsk was a destabilizing factor for Kiev.
April 14 Denis Pushilin Yan Gagin, Advisor to the Deputy President of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) declarationKiev suffers terrible losses in the battles of Artemovsk. According to him, the missing figure cannot be exact.
Previously at the Russian Ministry of Defense reportedthat the assault detachments of the private military company (PMC) “Wagner” conducted high-intensity combat operations in the western regions of Artemovsk.