According to him, fierce battles continue in the city, Russian units are advancing.
“It is too early to talk about the operational encirclement of Artemovsk, rather fierce battles continue there.
PMC "Wagner" continues to operate day and night, somewhere there are positional confrontations, but in the main areas we see, of course, progress forward, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.
Earlier, Pushilin announced the consolidation of Russian forces in the eastern part of Vugledar.