The Ministry of Defense said that Russian troops are conducting a successful offensive in the Artyomovsk region

“In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops are conducting successful offensive operations in the area of ​​​​the city of Artyomovsk of the Donetsk People's Republic,” the statement says.

Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky admitted that the most painful sectors of the front for Ukrainian military personnel at the moment are Artyomovsk and Soledar in the Donetsk People's Republic.