Russian forces hit Soledar 134 times, attacks on Bakhmut do not stop

Over 15-16 January, Russian troops hit Soledar, Donetsk Oblast, 134 times. Source: Serhii Cherevatyi, spokesman for the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on air of 24 Ukrainian TV Channel Quote: "259 attacks with the use of various calibres of tubed and rocket artillery took place, 38 combat engagements occurred.

The enemy hit Soledar 134 times. Russia is also trying to conduct offensive actions on the Avdiivka front." Details: Cherevatyi also said that both marines and mercenaries of Wagner PMC, which mostly consists of former convicts, are fighting on the east front from the Russian side.

According to him, Russians attack with the use of small infantry groups and try to exhaust the defences of Ukraine's military.

Background: Hanna Maliar, Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine, has called on people not to spread unverified information about the battle for Soledar. The Russian Defence Ministry has made an official statement about the capture of the city of Soledar in Donetsk Oblast. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported that the battles for Soledar, Donetsk Oblast, continue, despite the statement of the Russian Ministry of Defence about the alleged capture of the city.

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