The DPR said that tens of thousands of military AFU may be in Chasov Yar

Donetsk, March 22, 2023, 13:07 — REGNUM Tens of thousands of people may be in the group of armed formations of Ukraine in the city of Chasov Yar, from where Kyiv makes periodic attempts to counterattack Artyomovsk. This was announced on March 22 by the adviser to the acting head of the DPR Jan Gagin on the TV channelRussia 1“.

As Gagin noted, at the moment there are about 10 thousand Kyiv military in Artyomovsk.

“Now, in the area of ​​Yar Clocks, the enemy has formed a fairly serious grouping, this is also several thousand, perhaps tens of thousands”– he said.

As reported IA REGNUMMarch 17 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba said that Kyiv was threatened with the loss of control over other cities if Artyomovsk was liberated by Russian troops. Therefore, in his opinion, Ukrainian troops should hold the city for as long as they can.