Heavy Russian attacks on key city of Soledar

– After an unsuccessful attempt to capture Soledar, the enemy gathered, changed tactics and launched a new intense attack, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar writes in Telegram.

He claims that it is mainly Russian private army Wagner mercenaries who are leading the attack.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj has also spoken out and argues that the situation is difficult, but that Ukraine still has control over both Soledar and Bakhmut. Both cities are key to control of the entire Donbas region, and it is here that the most intense fighting of the war has taken place in recent weeks.