Prigozhin also published on his Telegram channel photos and footage confirming the capture of the settlement.

Earlier, Denis Pushilin, acting head of Donetsk, stated the Russian troops were already fighting on the outskirts of Artiomovsk, and the Ukrainian troops were gradually retreating towards the center of the city.

Russian and Western military specialists strongly believe that sooner and later this city will fall to the Russian army, and will mark the development of the special military operation in eastern Ukraine.

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