Russia's Defense Ministry said Friday that its forces had captured the salt-mining town of Soledar. But a Ukrainian military commander has quickly rejected the claim, saying the 'severe' battle was still raging.
— Russia's Defense Ministry said Friday that its forces had captured the salt-mining town of Soledar, thebetween Russian and Ukrainian forces for months. A Ukrainian military commander quickly rejected the claim, however, saying the"severe" battle was still raging.
This grab taken from AFP video shows a member of Ukraine's military looking away as a BM-21'Grad' MLRS 122mm rocket launcher fires on the outskirts of Soledar, Ukraine January 11, 2023."The liberation of the town of Soledar was completed in the evening of Jan. 12," Lt. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, the Russian Defense Ministry's spokesman, declared, adding that the development was"important for the continuation of offensive operations in the Donetsk region.
An infographic shows key locations where Russian forces have stepped up their attacks aiming to capture the Ukrainian cities of Bakhmut and Soledar in the Donetsk region.
An ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who runs the Wagner group, claimed earlier this week that his mercenary forces — who operate with some degree of coordination with Russian regular troops — had captured Soledar. His claim was quickly challenged by both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries, however, which said the fight continued.
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