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Ukraine massed thousands of troops near Artiomovsk in Donetsk

Evgueni-Prigozhin
Moscow, Mar 24 (Prensa Latina) The Ukrainian army concentrated more than 80 thousand soldiers around the city of Artiomovsk in the Donetsk People's Republic, the head of the Wagner Armed Group, Evgueni Prigozhin said today.

The military man stressed on his Telegram channel that this grouping was located near Artiomovsk (known as Bakhmut by Ukrainians), mainly in the settlements of Seversk, Slaviansk, Kramatorsk, Druzhkovka, Konstantynovka and Chasov Yar.

Prigozhin added that the Ukrainian formations received a large amount of equipment from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, several armored vehicles, Leopard tanks, which everyone talks about and discusses, and prepared about 200 thousand people as reserves.

He also estimated that the Ukrainian soldiers, with the help of other forces, in addition to fighting in Artiomovsk, will try to approach the Russian region of Belgorod.

Finally, the founder of the Wagner Group pointed out that the Svatovo-Kremennaya line could be the second direction of possible actions of the Ukrainians to try to reach Valuiki in Lugansk.

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