Ukrainian army shot dead two civilians in Artemovsk (Ukrainian name – Bakhmut), he told the newspaper reporter “News” fighter PMC “Wagner”.
He said Ukrainian soldiers shot civilians while “cleaning” one of the houses.
“A woman came to us at night and said that the hostages were sitting at the entrance. “We tried to rescue them in the morning, but Ukrainian soldiers shot two hostages,” he said.
He added that four civilians were rescued.
Yuri Marchenko had previously been evacuated from Artemovsk by Russian soldiers. declarationThat snipers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine targeted civilians.
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.