Retired Lieutenant Colonel from the Lugansk People’s Militia said that after the Russian military forces lost control of the city, the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) army, which participated in the battles of Artemivsk, began to desert more often. People’s Republic Andrei Marochko. It has been reported TASS.
“After the loss of Artemivsk, cases of sabotage of command orders, desertions and unauthorized abandonment of positions in units of the Ukrainian armed formations involved in the defense of the city have become more frequent,” said Marochko.
According to the interlocutor of the agency, information on the actions of the Ukrainian army was provided by Russian intelligence.
Denis Pushilin, Acting President of the Donetsk People’s Republic, said in a previous statement, mine the city.
May 21 Russian Ministry of Defense announcedThat Russian troops have completely taken control of the city of Artemovsk.