"As of January 11, 2023, the Russian Armed Forces liberated Podgorodnoye on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic," the headquarters said in a Telegram message.
According to RIA Novosti, this village is located in the suburbs of Artyomovsk, south of Soledar.
Earlier, the acting head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said that the liberation of Soledar, Artyomovsk and Seversk would destroy the front line of Ukrainian militants in the republic.