The fighters of the PMC “Wagner” launched a massive offensive on the last strong fortified area of the Ukrainian army in Artemovsk (Ukrainian name – Bakhmut). Reported on this Telegram channel “Warriors of the Russian Spring”.
According to the channel, units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are retreating to the slums and undermining buildings in the west of the city.
On May 6, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said that the last day the assault detachments of the Russian troops continued Battle in the western part of Artemovsk.
Earlier, Evgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Wagner PMC, reported that the Russian Armed Forces were in Artemovsk. left to get After 2.5 kilometers the city will come under the full control of the Russian side.
Prior to this, Prigozhin was a daily member of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. to lose 400-600 people in Artemovsk.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation to protect Donbass, in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.