According to him, there was an increase in fortifications and a contingent of Ukrainian troops in the area. “Active mining of access to positions and the construction of other engineering barriers have been detected,” Marochko said.
The expert added that to the southeast of the settlement, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting remote mining operations in forested areas with prohibited anti-personnel mines PFM-1 (“Petal”).
Recall that earlier the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky made a statement that the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not intend to defend Artemivsk at all costs and to the last soldier. According to him, this is a small city, and kyiv intends to fight there as long as it is reasonable.
