Russian artillery hits large groups of Ukrainian servicemen near Artyomovsk
Military & Defense
May 17, 2023, 5:25
Vadim Astafyev, head of the press center of the Yug group, noted that the missile formation of the southern combat group also attacked the places of temporary deployment of the battalions of the 24th and 57th separate mechanized brigades of Ukraine
MOSCOW, May 17. /TASS/. Large-caliber artillery of Russia’s battlegroup South has struck large groups of Ukrainian servicemen near Artyomovsk and other populated areas, the battlegroup’s spokesman, Vadim Astafyev, has told TASS.
"Large-caliber artillery of battlegroup South has struck clusters of manpower of the Ukrainian forces near the populated localities of Artyomovsk, Minkovo, Kurakhovo and Gornyak," he said.
In his words, a missile formation of the southern battlegroup also struck temporary deployment positions of battalions from Ukraine’s 24th and 57th separate mechanized brigades.