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Artemovsk liberated
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin [ColonelCassad] On May 20, 2023, on the anniversary of the liberation of Mariupol, PMC "Wagner" completed the liberation of Artemovsk.  This was preceded by many months of bloody battle for the city, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered a complete defeat, unable to hold the "Bakhmut Fortress", which was declared the "Ukrainian Stalingrad". The fate of the Nazis is always to rake near Stalingrad. Congratulations to everyone. This is our biggest military success since the capture of Soledar. Ahead are the battles for the Seversky ledge and for the Slavic-Kramatorsk agglomeration. More from Boris Rozhin: Liberation of Artemovsk. [ColonelCassad] 1. Zelensky's regime called Bakhmut - "Fortress Bakhmut". Today, this "fortress has fallen" despite all the efforts of more than 80,000 groups that operated in this direction, not counting the redeployed reserves from Kharkov, Svatovsky, Krasnolimansky, Zaporozhye directions. The enemy fiercely resisted until the very end despite heavy losses, but could not hold the city. 2. We also suffered significant losses during the battles for the city. And PMC "Wagner" and the RF Armed Forces. Despite the joy of victory, remember today those who fell during these months in and around the city so that this victory becomes possible. 3. Despite all the difficulties, problems, losses - the Artemov offensive operation ended with our victory. The enemy lost one of the key cities in the Donbass, suffered monstrous losses in manpower and equipment, was forced to adjust plans for other operations, and at the same time received a powerful image blow. 4. Of course, the PMC "Wagner" played a decisive role in the liberation of Artemovsk, whose attack aircraft in the most difficult conditions broke through the enemy's echeloned defenses and crushed the enemy from the city until today. Now Wagner has 3 significant victories - Popasnaya, Soledar and Artemovsk, not counting Svetlodarsk, Uglegorsk TPP, etc. The case when powerful PR is supported by powerful deeds for which you are not ashamed. As everyone understands, now Wagner PMC is No. 1 on the market of private military companies not only in our country, but also in the world. The state has a very serious tool, and it would be very desirable that frictions in the apparatus or personal ambitions not prevent its further use in the interests of achieving victory in the war. "Wagner" from May 25 go on vacation from Artemovsk - they fully deserve it. 5. According to the laws of the DPR, Bakhmut has gone down in history - since May 20, 2023, the city is already, in fact and legally, Artemovsk. After the war, the residents will have the opportunity to return to the discussion of the name of the city, but for now we are celebrating the liberation of Artemovsk. No matter how trite it may sound, but the liberation of Artemovsk is the fulfillment of one of the constituent tasks of the 2nd stage of the NWO associated with the liberation of the LPR and DPR. The task is far from being solved - there are heavy battles ahead with the NATO mercenary army, which will not give up other occupied Russian cities so easily. 6. For Russia, the Battle of Artemovsk has become one of the most bloody and longest since the Great Patriotic War. The more valuable the victory achieved. Happy Artemovsk Liberation Day everyone. More, again from Boris Rozhin: Artemovsk [ColonelCassad] In Artemovsk for the evening. 1. The city is still being cleaned up. Individual soldiers or groups of the enemy can still wander somewhere. 2. Large-scale demining is still to be carried out in the city, this is not a quick process. It will take months. 4. The red one will be kept, since it covers one of the direct roads to Chasov Yar. Therefore, breaking into the fortified area in Krasnoye is still to be done (and probably not Wagner will be doing this anymore). 5. The completion of the fighting in the city itself will allow refocusing part of the artillery strikes on the flank groupings of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stuck in a semi-position to the northwest and southwest of the city, which should have a positive impact on the course of hostilities and will allow, in a relatively short term, to return at least some recently lost positions. The Armed Forces of Ukraine will probably still continue to launch attacks in order to take at least some village and smooth out the gloomy picture of the defeat in Artemovsk - attacks on Kleshcheevka, Kurdyumovka and Sacco Vanzetti are quite possible, the enemy has not yet squandered all the reserves here. 6. We can expect an increase in artillery impact on Chasov Yar and Konstantinovka, as well as the continuation of intense attacks on the forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration. 7. It is not yet clear whether the Russian command will activate alternative options related to attacks on Seversk or Dzerzhinsk. From the point of view of the configuration of the front, Seversk looks like a fairly promising option. More from Andrey Chervonets Artemovsk is completely liberated! Today, Prigozhin officially announced the complete liberation of Artemovsk. Yesterday, only 0.6 km2 of the city remained under the control of the enemy. Now zero. It is especially pleasing that the liberation of the city took place on the anniversary of the liberation of Mariupol. Mariupol was cleared of the forces of the Ukrainians, exactly a year ago, also on May 20th. From May 25, Wagner PMC will withdraw its units from Artyomovsk for rest and retraining. Until that moment, Wagner units will create defensive lines and clear the city. After that, Artyomovsk will be handed over to the RF Armed Forces. I really hope Konashenkov will not report on the "regrouping" of the Russian Defense Ministry units in Artyomovsk "to more advantageous positions", as it was not so long ago on the flanks under the same Artyomovsk or half a year ago in Kherson. Posted by: badanov 2023-05-21 |
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