MOSCOW, December 12. /TASS/. A platoon dubbed Kamerton (Tuning Fork) consisting of fighters from the now-defunct Wagner Private Military Company (PMC), who had been incorporated into the ranks of the Akhmat special forces group, has carried out a successful assault on a Ukrainian-occupied elevated point near the western outskirts of Artyomovsk, the platoon commander, who goes by the call sign "Press," told TASS.

"Prior to this, it was everyday routine [frontline activities] - reconnaissance and fire strikes. Yet, this was precisely an assault on a key elevated point in this sector directly by the Kamerton platoon with support from the 4th brigade. In six minutes, Kamerton’s assault groups entered the elevated point and engaged in combat in a trench. They wiped out the enemy and opened up space for the operations of their neighboring platoons," the commander said.

According to him, the positions taken will help develop further progress in this sector of the line of contact. "The 4th brigade and other Russian forces in this area are being covered by Kamerton’s artillery," he clarified.