Ukrainian troops receive order to withdraw from Artyomovsk

WORLD, March. 03 (YPA) – A Ukrainian commander said that last night his recon group was given instructions to retreat from Artyomovsk as soon as possible.

“On the night of March 2, the unit Madyar’s Birds was given a combat order to immediately leave Bakhmut for a new battlefield,” RT reported, citing the group’s commander.

He refused to comment on either the instructions or the reasons for the redeployment “at a critical moment for Bakhmut.”

On Tuesday, the Ukrainian military complained to the US television channel CNN that the situation in Aryomovsk in Kiev in all directions is much worse than officially announced.

Bloomberg reported that the Russian military’s takeover of Artyomovsk would be a step toward liberating the entire Donetsk People’s Republic.

Artyomovsk is located in the Kiev-controlled part of the Donetsk People’s Republic and is an important transport hub for supplying the Ukrainian group of troops in Donbass.

E.M