“At the moment, the issue is already moving towards the operational encirclement, almost all advance routes for the enemy have already been blocked,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying on Channel One.
Alaudinov added that the situation is under the full control of Russian forces.
Earlier, the acting head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, announced the advancement of units of the Wagner PMC in Artyomovsk - battles are being fought on the outskirts and in neighborhoods recently held by the enemy.