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Soledar: Russia claims to have taken salt-mining town after Ukraine reports ‘hot’ night of attacks

Officials say more than 500 civilians are trapped inside Soledar, including 15 children

Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2023

Russia Claims Control of Soledar, Ukraine Says Fighting Ongoing

Russia said Friday its forces had wrested control of the war-scarred town of Soledar in east Ukraine, its first claim of victory in months of battlefield setbacks, but Ukraine said there was no takeover. Both sides have conceded heavy losses in the battle for the salt mining outpost, with Moscow…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 13, 2023

Ukraine resisting 'high intensity' offensive in Soledar

KYIV: Ukraine said Friday it was resisting a "high intensity" Russian offensive in Soledar, a town in the eastern Donetsk region where Moscow was deploying more troops.

Bangkok Post · Jan 13, 2023

Russia claims capture of Ukraine's Soledar, but Kyiv says still fighting

Russia said on Friday that its forces had taken control of Soledar in eastern Ukraine, in what would be a rare success for Moscow after months of battlefield reverses, but Kyiv said its troops were still fighting in the town.

Reuters · Jan 13, 2023

Zelenskiy: Ukraine forces are holding Soledar positions, inflicting big losses

Ukrainian forces in the eastern city of Soledar are holding their positions and inflicting significant losses on Russia troops, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address on Thursday.

Reuters · Jan 12, 2023

Russian forces press deadly assault for breakthrough in eastern Ukraine's Soledar

Russia says its forces are edging closer to capturing a salt-mining town in eastern Ukraine, which would mark an elusive victory for the Kremlin but come at the cost of heavy Russian casualties and extensive destruction of the territory they claim.

ABC News · Jan 12, 2023

Ukraine war: the bloody battle for Soledar and what it tells us about the future of the conflict

The battle over the eastern Ukrainian town of Soledar has been raging for several days now, with claims and counter-claims about whether Russia now has full control there.

The Conversation · Jan 12, 2023

Russian forces press deadly assault for breakthrough in east

Russia says its forces are edging closer to capturing a salt-mining town in eastern Ukraine

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023

Russian-installed official says Ukrainian 'resistance' persists in Soledar

A Russian-installed official in Ukraine's Donetsk region said on Thursday that "pockets of resistance" remained in the Ukrainian town of Soledar, undermining claims that the town had been taken by Russian forces.

Reuters · Jan 12, 2023

Ukraine Says it Is Holding Out despite Intense Battles in Soledar

Ukraine said on Thursday its troops were still holding out despite heavy fighting on a battlefield covered with bodies in a salt mining town in eastern Ukraine, where Russian mercenaries have claimed Moscow's first significant gain in half a year. The ultra-nationalist Russian mercenary group Wagner, run by an ally…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 12, 2023