OREANDA-NEWS  Russian units took control of one of the premises of the Vostokmash enterprise in the Artemovsky Non-ferrous Metals Processing Plant (AZOM) in Artemovsk, a source from the scene told RIA Novosti.

"Back on December 20, Zelensky awarded the Ukrainian military here," the agency interlocutor clarified. Artemovsky Non—ferrous Metals Processing Plant (AZOM) is a former non-ferrous metallurgy plant named after E. I. Kviring, built in 1954. Occupies a large area in the city center. The enterprise was designed with a possible nuclear conflict in mind and has a network of underground utilities. Artemovsk is located on the Kiev-controlled part of the DPR to the north of the large city of Gorlovka. This is an important transport hub for the supply of the Ukrainian group of troops in the Donbass. Fierce battles are taking place outside the city.