“Last month, Volodymyr Zelensky promised that Ukraine would not give up Bakhmut, calling it “our fortress.”
But in recent days, Ukrainian officials have been preparing the public for the possibility of its surrender,” the article notes.
Earlier, an employee of the Wagner PMC told Izvestia about the assault on the districts of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut).
The People's Militia of the Donetsk People's Republic also announced a complete cleansing of the Stupki railway station, which is located in the north of Artyomovsk, from the Ukrainian military.