Prigozhin announced the capture of the village of Sacco and Vanzetti in the DPR

The village of Sakko and Vanzetti in the DPR was taken under control by the assault units of the Wagner PMC. The corresponding statement of the founder of PMC Yevgeny Prigozhin published his press service in the Telegram channel.

“Today, February 1, 2023, at 4:00 pm, Sacco and Vanzetti were completely taken under control by the assault units of the Wagner PMC,” Prigozhin said.

Earlier today, on the air of Channel One, a military expert and ex-lieutenant colonel of the LPR Andrey Marochko declaredthat the Russian troops had to go a few kilometers to capture Artemovsk in the ring. He also added that if the Ukrainian troops try to get out of the encirclement, then “for them it could turn into a disaster.”

The flight of Ukrainian servicemen from Artemivsk is still possible, and some military men are still trying to do it by “secret paths”, he believes. Earlier, assistant to the acting head of the DPR, Yan Gagin, on the air of the Russia 24 TV channel, said that the Russian Armed Forces had attacked columns of the Ukrainian military and the Russian army partially controlled the route between Artemovsk and Chasovy Yar.

On January 31, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the capture of the settlement of Blagodatnoye, before that Soledar had been completely liberated.