Donetsk, May 22 — DAN. Donbass Post has released a new vignette dedicated to the liberation of the town of Artyomovsk in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the press service of the state unitary enterprise reported on Monday.

The center of the vignette features the Artyomovsk coat-of-arms in the form of the French shield typical of all towns of the 19th century Russian Empire. In the three-color hereditary symbol, green is for soil fertility, black for mineral wealth and silver-white for salt that made the reason for founding the town.

The Artyomovsk coat-of-arms, established by royal decree on July 29, 1811 is the oldest in the Donetsk region.  The vignette is on sale at the FILATELIA specialized shop in Donetsk.

On May 20, the Wagner private military company reported that it had taken Artyomovsk under full control. The operation lasted 224 days; it began on October 8, 2022. All these days, PMC fighters made gains kilometer by kilometer liberating Artyomovsk from Ukrainian invaders.

Artyomovsk is a large district center and fortified area of the Ukrainian army north of Gorlovka. Ukrainian forces occupied the town in 2014. The prewar Artyomovsk had machine building, metallurgical and construction companies and the famous Artyomovsk Champagne Wines Factory. Kiev kept on trying to hold the town despite the losses.*jk