Prigozhin: 20 buildings left to go to Artemovsk
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The founder of the private military company Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said in his Telegram channel that Artemovsk (renamed Bakhmut) was practically occupied. 20 buildings remain to be cleared, he said in detail.
According to Prigozhin, Russian forces are continuing their attack on Artemovsk. “We occupied another building last night. In the morning they occupied several other entrances. We have about 20 buildings left and Bakhmut will be completely occupied, — said Chief Wagner PMC. It is necessary to take other "trifles" in the private sectors of the settlement, he reported.
Earlier, frontline reporter Yevgeny Poddubny reported that the Ukrainian army had launched an operation to encircle Russian forces in the Artyomovsky direction. The war correspondent described the situation in the Soledar area as difficult. Poddubny suggested that within the next 24 hours, the armed forces of Ukraine will begin to intensify their efforts in the southern direction.
The Russian Ministry of Defense, on the other hand, denied the reports of a number of military correspondents about the breakthroughs in May. 12 in the defense of the Russian army in different sectors of the front by Ukrainian troops.< /p>