The fighters of the Wagner detachment entrenched themselves on the Artemovsk-Chasov Yar highway with the support of regular Russian military units. It is reported by "Ukraine.ru".
The route is known as the "road of death" for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, it is a regular supply of Ukrainian troops.
According to some reports, almost 500 meters of the road have been taken under control, which puts an end to the supply of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the city
According to some reports, almost 500 meters of the road have been taken under control, which puts an end to the supply of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the city
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The fact that the Wagnerites broke through to the O-0506 highway connecting Artemovsk and Chasov Yar became known the day before. Assault troops cut off the road leading to the besieged city. Military correspondents from the field called the situation "unbearably difficult" for the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Heated battles ensued in the forest belt near the highway, along which the rotation of soldiers and officers took place, ammunition was brought in and heavy technique.
Adviser to the head of the DPR, Yan Gagin, has already reported that the detachments of the PMC "Wagner" and the RF Armed Forces took the group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) into the cauldron.
Wagner assault squads increase the zone of control and expand the foothold for the offensive. All this happens when the Armed Forces of Ukraine try to carry out counterattacks. Military correspondents compared the oncoming battle with the "junction of lithospheric plates."
The day before, Russian troops hit headquarters Ukrainian group "Bakhmut" in the area of Konstantinovka in the DPR. Air and artillery strikes were carried out at the command post.