[HIGHLIGHTS] During the day, Russian attack aircraft liberated three quarters in the west of Artyomovsk

Over the past day, Russian attack aircraft captured three more quarters in the western part of Artyomovsk, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Since April 12, Russian forces have liberated more than a dozen quarters of the city.

In addition, two ammunition depots and a missile and artillery weapons depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the NVO zone. The actions of five Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were suppressed. Earlier, the acting head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said that the situation in Artymovsk remains tense.