Ukraine’s town of Irmino becomes place where Wagner PMC concentrate equipment, personnel

He shared the information on Espreso TV channel.

"Pervomaisk, Stakhanov and Irmino have become rear settlements for Wagner PMC. They use these settlements as centers of control and manning their units. It is also in these towns that they concentrate equipment and personnel to continue their offensive on Bakhmut," said Vlasenko.

The official added that the Ukrainian Defense Forces are constantly destroying Russian personnel and equipment.

"From time to time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit these places. Thus, the Defense Forces destroy military equipment and personnel of the Russian occupiers. This does not change the situation much, but if we receive information about the location of the occupiers' units, they will be destroyed constantly," he added.

• On March 19, the US Institute for the Study of War said that the founder of Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is trying to create an information background to justify the failure of mercenaries to completely surround Bakhmut.

• On Saturday, March 18, the Russian army struck Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, injuring 6 people and damaging houses and a shopping center. It  was also reported that Polish citizens were injured in Russian shelling of Chasiv Yar.