Defense Minister Shoigu said that the capture of Artemivsk would allow the Armed Forces to advance deep into Ukraine
Control of Artemovsk (Ukrainian name – Bakhmut) will allow the Russian Armed Forces to advance deep into Ukraine. So the head of the Ministry of Defense, Sergei Shoigu, explained the meaning of the ongoing fierce battles for the city. The Minister’s words TASS.
According to the head of the defense department, Artemivsk is an important defense hub of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in Donbass. “Taking it under control will allow further offensive actions deep into the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” he said.
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