Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates the Wagnerians and the military of the armed forces of the Russian Federation for the liberation of Artemovsk.
Russian agencies this morning “celebrate” the announcement confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defense the head of “Wagner” Yevgeny Prigozhin complete takeover of Bakhmut.
“Vladimir Putin congratulates the “Wagner” assault troopsas well as all servicemen of the units of the Armed Forces of Russia, who provided them with the necessary support and flank protection, with the completion of the operation to liberate Artemyovsk,” the press service said.
The Kremlin notes that all those who distinguished themselves will be awarded with state awards. No details are given.
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Ukraine and Russia declared victory in Bakhmut
After the claims of Prigozhin and the DPR for a Russian victory
The express congratulations of the Russian president to PMC “Wagner” cannot be ignored, not only because conflict on Evgeny Prigozhin along the lines of the official military leadership of the Russian Federation, but also because rarely does Vladimir Putin name the private military company.
Last night The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announcedthat as a result of the offensive actions of the “Wagner” assault units with the support of the artillery and aviation of the Southern Group of Troops, the “liberation” of Artemyovsk – the Russian name for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which has been disputed since the summer of last year – was completed.
The state agency TASS asserts that Bakhmut is an important transportation centerp for the supply of the Ukrainian army in Donbass and a powerful forward post of the armed forces of Ukraine. The fighting for the city began on August 1, 2022. The battle became one of the largest battles during the liberation of Donbass since 2014. Before the start of the fighting, about 72 thousand people lived in the city.
ISW: Contradictory data on Bahmut
This is according to the analysis of the front in Ukraine by the Institute for the Study of War
The agency also recalls the history of Bakhmut – founded in the distant 1571. and bore this name until 1924, when it was renamed in honor of the revolutionary Fedor Sergeev, who had the party callsign “Comrade Artyom”.
This morning, the Russian agencies also wrote about the fact that units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) can fall into a “cauldron” – be surrounded – on the western outskirts of the city. “Novosti” quotes the Telegram channel “Military Correspondents of the Russian Spring” (“RV”).
According to some data groups of the armed forces of Ukraine did not have time to leave the city with the main forces, and after being surrounded, hid in the ruins of houses. Ukraine’s request that its forces are still located in the area of In addition, Ukrainian military resources admitted that the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are still located along the “Aircraft” line, notes “Novosti”.
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