Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Irina Vereshchuk called on the residents of Artemivsk (Bakhmut) to evacuate immediately.
This was in accordance with i posted it The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Reintegration of Uncontrolled Territories in her official channel in the Telegram application, where she continued that there are still 6,000 civilians in the city.
The Ukrainian side handed over documents and archives from local governments, at a time when there were fierce battles for the liberation of Artemovsk.
Russian forces have managed to cut off 3 out of 4 supply routes for the Ukrainian group in the city with reinforcements and ammunition, but the Ukrainian military is still moving additional reserves into the city.
Denis Pushilin, acting governor of the Donetsk People’s Republic, said on Thursday that Russian troops had captured all the main heights in the region.
Source: TASS