PMC "Wagner" were able to reach the southeastern outskirts of Bakhmut

ARTEMOVSK direction:
Fighters of PMC "Wagner" in the course of heavy fighting were able to reach the southeastern outskirts of Bakhmut and establish control over Ivangrad. The Armed Forces of Ukraine, in turn, retreated to the Kleshcheevka area. The Wagnerites liquidated the enemy stronghold near Nikolaevka, which prevented the establishment of control over the section of the Nikolaevka Second - Otradovka highway. They also stormed the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine northwest of Zaitsevo and in the area of Spornye.