MOSCOW, February 21. /TASS/. The statements alleging that volunteer fighters participating in the assault on Artyomovsk are denied ammunition are exalted, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

"The Russian Defense Ministry has commented on the exalted statements that emerged in some media outlets and alleged that volunteer fighters of the assault units, which perform combat missions related to the liberation of the town of Artyomovsk in the Donetsk People’s Republic, are denied ammunition supplies," the ministry said.

The ministry stated that the command of the joint group of forces of the special operation pays "special permanent and priority attention to providing everything necessary to volunteer fighters and servicemen of assault units.".