Marochko said that the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are fleeing from positions near Artemivsk without orders from the command

This was reported to TASS by Lieutenant Colonel of the People's Militia of the LPR, retired Andrey Marochko.

“In the area of ​​​​the settlement of Artemovsk, unauthorized abandonment of positions by Ukrainian military personnel was noted.

As a result of successful offensive actions, our assault units revealed the flight of Ukrainian militants from their previously occupied positions,” he said.

Earlier, a fighter from PMC "Wagner" reported that Russian forces were able to move forward in the eastern part of Artyomovsk.

The Russian Ministry of Defense also confirmed the liberation of the settlement of Krasnaya Gora in the DPR, north of Artyomovsk.