The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine notes that it is incorrect to estimate how much of the embattled city of Soledar in Donetsk Oblast is in the hands of the Defence Forces of Ukraine and how much of it is controlled by Russian troops.
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The occupiers are still trying to take full control of Soledar, but the Armed Forces continue to hold the defense.
Russian forces have continued pummelling Soledar in Donetsk Oblast, killing one person in the settlement of Paraskoviyivka, which is equidistant from Soledar and Bakhmut.
Source: Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, commenti…
Soldar, a city of 10,000 people in Donetsk Oblast, which last autumn was considered an impregnable site on the Bakhmut front has become the hottest spot on the front over the past two weeks.
Wagnerites [fighters of the Wagner Group, a Russi…
British intelligence has stated that fierce battles have been ongoing near Soledar (Donetsk Oblast) and Kreminna (Luhansk Oblast) for the past two days where the Russian Federation has reinforced its defence with paratroopers.
Source: UK Defence Intell…
More than a hundred Russian soldiers have been killed in the battle for Soledar (Donetsk Oblast), with Ukrainian defenders using artillery systems and the Tochka-U tactical missile system in order to hit the Russians.
Source: Special Operations F…
“Due to active hostilities, it is impossible to evacuate them now. There are enough products, and heating is working in 11 communities of the region.”
Maxar, the American aerospace company, has posted satellite images of the cities of Soledar and Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast which the occupiers are currently trying to capture.
Source: Maxar Technologies on Twitter
Details: The satellite images sho…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Russia is spreading false statements about the “capture” of Soledar in Donetsk Oblast in order, in particular, to support mobilisation and “give hope” to the Russians.
Source: Zelenskyy in the video address
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For the first time, the British government confirmed that it plans to provide tanks to Ukraine.
Source: Government spokesman, as quoted by The Financial Times
Details: A spokesperson told journalists that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has asked Defence Se…