Fighters of the People's Militia of the DPR. Archival photoDONETSK, Aug 5Allied forces entered the battle in the city of Artemovsk, the headquarters of the territorial defense of the DPR said. Gladosovo. Fighting is going on in the city of Artemovsk!» — the entry in his Telegram channel says. During the day, the military occupied three more villages. On the eve of the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that as a result of the offensive of the allied forces in the areas of the settlements of Soledar, Artemovsk and Avdeevka, units of the 54th mechanized, 56th and 58th and Ukrainian motorized infantry brigades left their positions. Head of the main operational department of the Ukrainian General Staff Oleksiy Gromov confirmed the fact of the retreat. Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine
