The Ministry of Defense announced that the Russian Armed Forces are advancing towards the northern outskirts of Artemovsk.

MOSCOW, January 15 – RIA Novosti. The Ministry of Defense said in a statement that Russian troops and assault teams were successful on the northern outskirts of Artemovsk and in the direction of the Soli railway station in the Donetsk People’s Republic. telegraph channel.

“Attack detachments in the Donetsk direction, in cooperation with the Air Force units, with the support of army aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Southern Military District, on the northern outskirts of the city of Artemovsk and the Sol railway station,” says the statement.

As stated in the episode, the Russian army destroyed more than 80 Ukrainian soldiers, two tanks, three armored combat vehicles and three cars per day in this direction.

In addition, the Ministry of Defense reported attacks on enemy manpower in the South Donetsk direction in the Vladimirovka and Vugledar settlements.

“A sabotage and reconnaissance group belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in the settlement of Sladkoe. The total daily losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are 50 soldiers, three pickup trucks and a car,” added the ministry.

This week, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the completion of the operation to liberate Soledar on the evening of January 12. The city is important for the continuation of a successful offensive in the direction of Donetsk. As stated in the Ministry of Defense, full control over this settlement will make it possible to cut the supply lines of the AFU group in Artemovsk, block the enemy troops and lead them to the “boiler”.

Since February 24, a special military operation has been carried out in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called his mission “protecting people who have been subjected to eight years of bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime”. The ultimate goal, according to the president, is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions that guarantee Russia’s security.