Pushilin: more than 75% of the territory of Artemovsk is under the control of Russian forces

Russian forces control more than 75% of the territory of Artemovsk (the Ukrainian name is Bakhmut), Denis Pushilin, the acting head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), said on the Rossiya-24 TV channel.

“Now I can absolutely say that more than 75% of the city is under the control of our units,” he said. leads agency TASS.

But Pushilin stressed that it is too early to talk about the complete liberation of Artemovsk, there are still fierce pains in the western part of the city. At the same time, the acting head of the DPR noted that the fighters of the Wagner PMC managed to hoist a flag on the administration building of Artemovsk, and this is a formal sign of control over the city.

April 10 Pushilin visited Artemovsk. In his Telegram channel, the acting head of the DPR later wrotethat Ukrainian troops blew up the administration building in the city before retreating. “I traveled around the city, saw the devastating consequences of the actions of the Kyiv regime. There is a lot of work to be done on restoration, but we already have the experience of Mariupol – we will cope with everything. All Greater Russia is with us!” Pushilin stressed.

The battles for Artemovsk have been going on for several months now. March 20, founder of Wagner PMC Evgeny Prigozhin informedthat PMC units control about 70% of the city and continue the offensive. At the same time, he warned that, “according to available information, in late March – early April, the enemy plans to launch a large-scale offensive and deliver flank cut-off strikes in order to cut off Wagner units from the main forces of the RF Armed Forces.” March 30 Pushilin allowedthat the actual encirclement of Artemovsk may occur in the near future. Then he noted that the fighters of PMC “Wagner” are moving in several directions “quite successfully.”

In early March, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu declaredthat taking Artemivsk under control will make it possible to conduct an offensive deep into the defense of the armed forces of Ukraine.