Russian forces, which consist almost exclusively of mercenaries from the infamous Wagner Group, have thrown everything at taking Soledar. Here's what's at stake in the small Ukrainian salt-mining town of 10,000 people.
in absentia by a Dutch court of murder in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014, denied that Soledar had either been captured or encircled by Russian forces.
Those losses are hard to gauge, owing to an intense information campaign from both sides. Both sides claim the other has suffered significant casualties, whilst third parties, such as the British Ministry of Defense,Ukrainian soldiers watch as smoke billows during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces in Soledar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Wednesday.
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Live blog: Ukraine's Soledar town falls to Wagner group — Russian mediaRussia's mercenary group Wagner says it has seized control of eastern Ukrainian mining town of Soledar, reporting 'urban fighting' in city centre, as conflict enters its 321st day Follow our live coverage👇
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Russian force claims control of Soledar as east Ukraine battle hots upRussian mercenary group Wagner claimed to have taken control of the salt-mining town of Soledar in eastern Ukraine - a stepping stone in Moscow's push to capture the entire Donbas region - but fighting appeared to be continuing.
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Russian mercenaries close in on Soledar, a strategic mining town in eastern UkraineKYIV — Soledar was a relatively unremarkable city in the eastern region of Donetsk before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The name literally translates as 'gift of salt,' owing to its home to enormous salt mines, the largest in Europe. Now those mines serve as defensive positions for Ukraine's embattled military. Should the city fall to Russian forces, which consist almost exclusively of mercenaries from the infamous Wagner Group, Russian forces would be able to increase pressure on the Ukrainian fortress city of Bakhmut, a strategic hub that has been under a relentless Russian siege since the beginning of August.
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Russian mercenary firm claims strategic Ukrainian town of Soledar, control unclearUkraine's eastern salt mining town of Soledar hung in the balance as Russia's mercenary firm Wagner claimed control, but continued fighting and Kyiv's assertion earlier that its forces were holding out raised uncertainty.
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