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Soldiers of PMC “Wagner” and airborne troops began to advance to Artemovsk (Bakhmut) from the west

May 5, 2023

The official speaker of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Igor Konashenkov, announced that fighters from the private military company Wagner and units of the Airborne Forces launched an offensive in the western part of Artemovsk (Bakhmut).

Russian troops continued to attack Ukrainian troops on Saturday in the western part of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) and along the strategic supply route to rebel-controlled Donetsk.

Igor Konashenkov, head of the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, spoke in detail about the support provided by the Wagner PMC by airborne troops, which limit the advance of the enemy on the flanks, writes MK .

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