“If we take the Ugledar direction, then there are even certain local successes, but they are not so obvious that now we can say that some kind of offensive has begun - not yet.
But we are improving our positions as far as possible, ”he said on the air of Rossiya 1, RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.
Pushilin also said that the enemy in Artyomovsk "is already simply retreating" without the possibility of holding their positions previously occupied.
Taking control of this city creates a favorable situation for the release of other settlements, he explained.