Igor Konashenkov, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, said that the other day Russian assault detachments captured two quarters in the northwest and in the central part of Artemivsk (Ukrainian name Bakhmut).
“In the direction of Donetsk, assault detachments captured two quarters in the northwest and in the central part of the city of Artemovsk,” a representative of the defense ministry said.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense reported that the crews of the heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A Solntsepek of the Central Military District are now. to actualize Combat training in the rear of a special military operation. It was noted that the soldiers studied the methods of using a combat vehicle, guiding on the ground and guiding at the given coordinates.
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 Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics (LPR and DPR).
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.