Russian forces have taken the town of Soledar in eastern Ukraine, according to Russia’s defense ministry, in what would be Moscow’s first significant victory in months.
Russia took control of Soledar on Thursday evening, the ministry said in a Friday briefing.
In recent days there have been competing claims over who has control of the town amid fierce fighting. On Friday morning, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said that fighting overnight had been “hot.” This is a breaking story, more to follow.
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Watch: CNN speaks to Ukrainians living on frontlines of Soledar battle | CNNFighting is still raging in Soledar, a salt mining town in eastern Ukraine, despite Russian claims that it has gained control of the region. Should Russian troops capture the town, it would mark Moscow's first gain in the Donbas for months -- potentially offering President Vladimir Putin a symbolic win after a string of defeats on the battlefield. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports.
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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 mercenaries close in on Soledar, a mining town in eastern UkraineSoledar 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 forces 'far from' capturing Bakhmut despite Soledar advances—ISWThe U.S.-based think tank assessed that despite recent advances in Soledar, Russian forces had not yet fully captured the town, located north of Bakhmut.
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Former Russian commander pours cold water on Putin's success in Soledar'The capture of the center and most of Soledar by Wagner units is an undoubted tactical success. However, the enemy's front was NOT broken,' Igor Girkin said.
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