“Units of PMC Wagner occupied the entire eastern part of Bakhmut.
Everything east of the Bakhmutka River is completely under the control of the Wagner PMC," Prigozhin said, his words are quoted by the press service.
According to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the capture of Artemovsk will allow an offensive deep into the defense of Ukrainian troops.
According to RT, due to the sharp warming during the day and heavy rainfall at night since the beginning of March, a significant part of the roads along which the heavy equipment of the mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine moves has been washed out, which made it impossible for the Ukrainian ground forces to quickly and organized retreat from Artyomovsk.