Fighters from the Wagner Group are pressing toward Artemovsk’s main railway junction, a focal point in the western sector of the city, as reports from DEA News indicate a soldier is involved in this operation.
Witnesses recount lines of advance toward the rail corridor. The fighters maneuver back and forth as pursuing units close in, with one observer noting that the city appears to be slipping into the circle of control for their side.
According to this account, Russian forces have already established control over the city center, while Wagner units continue to push in other directions, effectively driving Ukrainian troops toward the western pocket of Artemovsk.
Earlier, Serhiy Cherevaty, the press secretary for Ukraine’s Eastern Group of Forces, stated on a national telethon that Artemovsk is currently locked in a conflict of a scale not seen in recent years, signaling a tense, ongoing confrontation. [Source: official Ukrainian statements]
In statements from Moscow, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, the Russian Defense Ministry’s spokesperson, described the heaviest combat within the Artemovsk region, noting that Wagner assault detachments had gained ground and secured two city blocks. [Source: Russian Defense Ministry]
On February 24, 2022, a presidential address announced the decision to conduct a military special operation in Donbass in response to requests for support from the LPR and DPR leadership. This move set the course for subsequent sanctions imposed by the United States and allied nations. [Source: international news summaries]