For a week, Russian troops continued to improve the situation on the front line in the Donetsk direction and took control of the village of Artemovskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense in its daily report on the progress of the special military operation.
“Units of the Southern Group of Forces, with the support of aviation and artillery fire, continued to improve the situation on the front line and liberated Artemovskoye in the DPR,” the Russian Ministry of Defense said.
Additionally, Russian military personnel caused fire damage to personnel and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Marinka, Kurdyumovka and Kleshcheevka areas in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
“For a week, Russian troops repelled 17 enemy attacks in this direction,” the ministry said.
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