The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said that Transbaikal paratroopers captured the stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) west of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) in the Donetsk People’s Republic. This was reported by RIA News.
The ministry emphasized that the armored group of the parachute battalion of a separate air cover formation from Buryatia received the task of destroying a group of infantry at a strong point.
The ministry emphasized that the formation’s assault groups took action to capture the strong point where the armored group was operating.
Formerly commander of a unit of the 150th Guards Division of the Southern Group of Russian Forces with the call sign “Jeweller” statedIt is stated that Ukrainian troops tried to use smoke bombs to resist the attack of mortar crews of Russian troops in the Artyomovsk sector of the front.
The military official explained that Ukrainian troops used smoke to prevent Russian Armed Forces artillery from aiming. According to the commander, Ukrainian fighters do not understand where Russian troops are stationed.
Previously Zelensky saidIt prevents Ukraine from transferring hostilities to the territory of the Russian Federation.