Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed capture of village near Bakhmut 20 February

The Ministry of Defense of Russia confirmed the capture of the village of Paraskovichi in the city community of the Bakhmut district of the Donetsk region of Ukraine, the armed forces of the Russian Federation.

On February 17, the founder of PMC Vagner Evgeny Prigozhin, founder of PMC Vagner, stated in his Telegram channel about the capture of Paraskrovye. According to him, “the settlement of Paraskovye is completely under the control of the divisions of the PMC” Wagner “.

The capture of the village was announced today by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

According to him, the capture of the village was attended by “Volunteers of the assault detachments in cooperation with the units of the Airborne Forces with fire support for the missile forces and artillery of the southern group of troops”.