OREANDA-NEWS   Entrepreneur Yevgeny Prigozhin, associated with the Wagner PMCs, reported on the hoisting of the Russian flag on the Artemovsk administration building. In a video posted on the Telegram channel of the businessman's press service, Prigozhin stressed that the city can be considered legally taken under control. He also noted that the enemy is still in the western districts of the city.

On the second of April, 2023, 23.00. We hoisted the Russian flag with the inscription "Vladlen Tatarsky good memory" and the flag of the PMCS "Wagner" on the city administration of Artemovsk. Legally Artemovsk has been taken," Prigozhin said.


Earlier, Prigozhin spoke about the destruction of the Ukrainian army, including foreign units, during the battles for Artemovsk. The battle for the city, according to him, was planned last summer after taking control of Popasna. He stated that "the battle for Bakhmut today has almost destroyed the Ukrainian army."