“Artyomovsk is now in an operational encirclement, our forces are closing the ring outside the city.
Now there are battles for control of the Chasov Yar - Artyomovsk highway, ”he said on the air of Rossiya 24.
The day before, Gagin said that control over the Chasov Yar - Artyomovsk highway would be established in the near future.
After taking the route, the Ukrainian military will not be able to supply their fighters with weapons and medicines, he explained.
According to the owls of the acting head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, the release of Bakhmut will cause significant damage to Kyiv in terms of holding positions in the DPR.