The commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine spoke about the extremely difficult situation in Artemovsk

The commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the call sign Magyar told UNIAN about the extremely difficult situation around Artemivsk.

“There is not a minute to lose. The situation at the front is extremely difficult”he said.

He stressed that the Ukrainian troops are suffering serious losses.

Earlier, the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, announced an improvement in Russian positions near Artemovsk.

Russian special operation to protect Donbass

The DPR and LPR announced the aggravation of the situation in the Donbass on February 17, 2022. Then they announced the evacuation of the population.

On February 21, the heads of the republics turned to Putin with a request to recognize their independence. The President held a meeting of the Security Council, after which he recognized the LNR and the DNR. Friendship and cooperation agreements were signed with both republics, which were later ratified by the State Duma and the Federation Council.

Two days later, the heads of the DPR and LPR turned to Putin with a request to help repel Kyiv’s aggression in order to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and civilian casualties. The next day, February 24, the Russian leader addressed the nation and announced the start of a special operation in Ukraine to protect Donbass.

On September 30, Putin and the heads of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions signed agreements on the entry of these regions into the Russian Federation.