“Over the past two days alone, the total advance towards the prepared defensive positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, assault units in the area of the city of Artyomovsk amounted to more than 2.5 kilometers,” the Russian Defense Ministry said.
In addition, despite the difficult weather conditions in the region, over the past few days, 18 sorties of ground attack aircraft have been carried out in support of the offensive on the ground.
On February 13, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the liberation of the settlement of Krasnaya Gora in the DPR, north of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut).
Military-political expert, adviser to the acting head of the Donetsk People's Republic, Yan Gagin, explained why the Ukrainian terrorists "clung" to Artyomovsk.