RIA Novosti writes about this with reference to the statement of the journalist on Twitter.
He wrote that "another Ukrainian line of defense in Bakhmut has collapsed."
According to Ryopke, the Wagner PMC is located at the Vostokmash plant, where President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky visited in December and honored the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The journalist also said that the fortification system was the “last hope” for the Ukrainian troops to create a strong line inside Artyomovsk.
Earlier, the founder of Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) region are losing about 10-11 thousand people killed per month.
Acting head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said that the Vostokmash plant in the northern part of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) would soon completely come under the control of Russian forces.
In January, the Ukrainian military informed Bild journalist Ryopke about the difficult situation near Artyomovsk.