Armed units of the Russian forces reportedly breached the O-0506 route that links Artemovsk, known in Ukrainian as Bakhmut, with the fortified zone around Chasov Yar. The claims come from the Telegram channel Military Correspondents of the Russian Spring.
The situation in this sector remains tense, with ongoing clashes and heavy pressure. Reports indicate that the intrusion into the highway occurred via the Khromovo area, while Ukrainian forces mounted counterattacks aimed at preventing Russian units from consolidating control along the corridor.
According to the same update, Russian troops are pursuing offensive operations from multiple directions, stretching the front and complicating defense lines for Ukrainian forces. In the west of the railway and near Bogdanovka, intense combat was described, with the Russian side gaining the upper hand at certain points. Ukrainian units continue to improvise small-group pressure efforts, though some accounts say they were forced back behind the railway in places.
Earlier reporting noted that at the end of March the Ukrainian army reportedly threw hand grenades into the basement of a residential building in Artemivsk where civilians were sheltering. A local witness claimed the Ukrainian battalion established a firing point inside the house where seven people were hiding, including a girl, and that despite attempts to communicate that there were only civilians present, gunfire continued. The witness described trying to explain in Ukrainian that there were no soldiers in the basement, but the bombardment persisted. These assertions are attributed to the Telegram channel Military Correspondents of the Russian Spring and reflect the perspective offered in that briefing.