“People should understand that if Bakhmut is released now by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, despite the sacrifices we have made… we will transfer this hell that is happening there now to other cities.
For example, Chasov Yar, Kramatorsk and others, ”RIA Novosti quotes Yaroslavsky on the air of the Rada TV channel.
He noted that the Russian military may not stop if the Ukrainian army leaves Artemovsk.
Earlier, the founder of Wagner PMC Yevgeny Prigozhin said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine created four groups around Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) in order to prevent Russian assault squads from blocking the city.
According to Ukrainian media, the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Artyomovsk complained about the low chances of survival and about old weapons.