DONETSK, November 20. /TASS/. Russian forces destroyed amassed Ukrainian troops and military hardware near Artyomovsk, Yan Gagin, adviser to the head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), told TASS on Monday.

"Last weekend, our artillery and Aerospace Forces delivered precision strikes in the Artyomovsk direction, destroying a Ukrainian army site with both personnel and equipment," the adviser said.

The military equipment destroyed by Russian troops included a US-made M777 howitzer, a multiple rocket launcher, an infantry fighting vehicle and wheeled hardware, he specified.