“As a result of the dam blowing, water flows went to Artemovsk.
Firstly, in this way they are trying to stop our offensive, ”RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.
Kimakovsky suggested that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to cut off our assault units from the rear structures.
“Secondly, they announced the evacuation of the civilian population and want the residents to leave the city.
Their goal is to create unacceptable living conditions,” he said.
Earlier, the platoon commander of the Wagner Group said that 1740 m remained from the advanced positions of the Russian military to the center of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut).
He added that the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to hold the defense, but the morale of the fighters is deteriorating.