Ura.ru war correspondent Evgeny Linin said that the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are exhausted by constant hostilities.

The military commissar said that the assault detachments of the PMC "Wagner" are gradually squeezing out the Ukrainian units from their positions. In the battles for Artemovsk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine use mercenaries from the “foreign” legion. However, the combat effectiveness of even this unit is seriously undermined due to continuous participation in hostilities and the associated losses.

In addition, detachments of PMC Wagner managed to penetrate the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, thereby encircling and blocking rather large Ukrainian units, the military commander added.

Earlier, an officer of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), Andrey Marochko, said that in the Artyomovsk direction, the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, consisting of untrained soldiers, military regulars and frightened mercenaries, resemble vinaigrette.