Soldiers of the private military company (PMC) “Wagner” launched a massive attack on the “life path” of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), trying to break through their defenses. It has been reported telegraph channel “Warriors of the Russian Spring”.
According to the information source, the military “Wagner” en masse went to the highway near the village of Khromovo. Following their advance, it was announced that “a significant portion of the route and the depths beyond have moved into the gray zone”. It is emphasized that a breakthrough in this area could close the remaining rural roads that supply the Ukrainian troops.
The Telegram channel also reported that in the southwestern part of Artemivsk (Ukrainian name is Bakhmut), Wagner PMC continues its attacks, trying to break through the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) to the north and northeast of the Industrial College. It is stated that in the northern part of the gray zone of the city, the Russian army launched an attack in the direction of Medvedev and Voinov Internationalists avenues.
“Dear life” in Ukraine was called the route between Artemovsk and the city of Chasov Yar, due to its strategic importance in terms of supplying the Ukrainian army.
Earlier, Wagner PMC head Yevgeny Prigozhin said on May 5 that PMC units developed In Artemovsk, and despite the intense shell starvation, it occupied 59.5 thousand square meters of the city. According to him, 2.52 square meters. km.
Prior to this, Yevgeny Prigozhin stated on May 10 that his unit was due to “bullet starvation”. to leave from Bakhmut. It is assumed that they will transfer their positions in the city to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Prigozhin noted that “the losses are increasing exponentially every day” due to the lack of ammunition.