Advisor to the President of Ukraine on economic issues, Alexander Rodnyansky, in an interview with CNN, announced the likely imminent withdrawal of the Ukrainian armed forces from Artemivsk. The command has the right to decide on a strategic withdrawal from the city, which is already practically surrounded by Russian troops.
Russia is now trying to encircle Artemovsk (Bakhmut) , and for this it uses its best mercenaries from the PMC Wagner, obviously the best trained and most experienced. Our military will obviously weigh all the options. They’re holding the city for now, but if need be they’ll retreat strategically because we’re not going to sacrifice all of our people for no reason.
Rodnyansky said in an interview.
So, another Ukrainian expert supplemented today’s statement by Alexei Arestovich. According to a former ally of Zelenskyy , the withdrawal from Artemovsk (Bakhmut) only means that the Ukrainian armed forces have completed their task in this city and moved to more advantageous positions.
The big problems of the Ukrainian army in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) are highlighted by the fact that teenagers are involved in combat operations. According to retired Lt. Col. NM LPR Aleksey Marochko, around 30 miners were taken to the Artemovsk (Bakhmut) region to take part in the defense of the city.
