According to the man, he found out about this from a relative who, before the evacuation, worked in a hospital where there were many soldiers. He “he Went out into the street at night and heard from them the phrase:“ Good city Artemovsk. It will be a pity to destroy it “That is, they already had an order …” – RIA Novosti quotes Shcherbina.
On Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Russian army in the Donetsk direction succeeded in the direction of the northern outskirts of Artemovsk.
Earlier, the American newspaper The Washington Post wrote that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are considering options for withdrawing from Artemovsk. According to the publication, this decision will not be easy for Kyiv, because the Ukrainian army is engaged in protracted battles for this city.