Russian aircraft attacked the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) in the settlements of Vesele and Artemovsk (Ukrainian name – Bakhmut). TASS Vadim Astafiev, head of the press center of the Yug group.
Also, according to him, the plane attacked the intelligence checkpoint and ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army in the Serebryanka region in the DPR.
Astafyev added that the liquidated army and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the help of the Tornado-S MLRS were destroyed in the area of the village of Alexandrovka.
Former leader of the “We are with Russia” movement Vladimir Rogov declaration About the powerful attack of the PMC “Wagner” in Artemovsk.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a military special operation to protect Donbass, in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.