OREANDA-NEWS  The scout of the 200th separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Northern Fleet, operating as part of the Southern Group of Troops, said that the accumulation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) is observed in the Kiev-controlled settlements of Chas Yar and Bogdanovka near Artemivsk in the Donbass. This is reported by RIA Novosti.

The scout said that he is now near the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in the area of the Berdovsky reservoir in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). Nearby is the settlement of Bogdanovka and also a "very large number" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the source, there is a rotation in the locality of Hours of Yar.

The main rotation of Ukrainian forces is underway from Chasov Yar and Bogdanovka. Ammunition is also being transported from these settlements to positions near the line of military operations.

Earlier, the acting head of the DPR Denis Pushilin described the situation on the flanks of Artemovsk. According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have reduced the intensity of fighting in the area of the city.