Russia: Wagner continues to advance on Bahmut
Speaking about the actions of the Russian army in the war in Ukraine, Konashenkov said that the attacks continued on all fronts and the Ukrainian army suffered losses.
Konashenkov, who also shared information about the actions of mercenary fighters affiliated with the Russian security company Wagner in Bahmut, said: “Wagner’s assault detachments in Artyömovsk (Bahmut) in the direction of Donetsk captured three neighborhoods. The airborne troops prevented the actions of the enemy on the flanks of the assault detachments.
Expressing that Ukrainian military forces trying to enter Bahmut from the cities of Chasov Yar and Bogdanovka came under fire from Russian air tactical and operational units, missile and artillery units, Konashenkov said the troops of the 28th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Army were neutralized near the settlement of Konstantinovka.
Noting that Russian air force planes carried out 8 sorties in the last day in this region, Konashenkov reported that missile and artillery units fired 52 shots in this region.
“More than 245 Ukrainian soldiers, one tank, one armored personnel carrier, two armored fighting vehicles, three pickup trucks, 8 cars, Msta-B howitzers, 2 D-20 howitzers, and 3 Grad multi-barrel rocket launchers were hit.” Konashenkov said. . .
In addition, Konashenkov stated that they attacked the US-made “Paladin” and Polish-made “Krab” self-propelled artillery systems in the Kharkiv region, and said that Russian Air Force fighter jets shot down an Su-24 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force. near the port of Krasny. (AA)