The Russian Defense Ministry announced the complete arrest of Soledar
The department clarified that the capture of the city took place on the evening of January 12.
Russian troops took full control of the settlement of Soledar in the vicinity of Artemovsk (Bakhmut). The Ministry of Defense noted that the city was successful due to the constant fire damage of the corps by artillery and aircraft.
“They constantly maintain concentrated strikes on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which prohibits the transfer of reserves, the supply of food, and also leads to a retreat from sources on other lines of defense,” the department said.
The Ministry of Defense is focused on the fact that the city came under the complete control of Russian troops on the evening of January 12th. His release will play an important role in the democratic offensive in the Donetsk Protocol.
Prior to this serviceman, the department reported that units of Russian paratroopers had blocked Soledar from both sides. By appointment of the head of the DNR, Denis Pushilin, this discussion multiplies the likelihood for this important participant – the liberation of Artemovsk.
At present, the civilians remaining in the city are resting in Shakhtersk. They said that all the city was literally strewn with the bodies of killed Ukrainian soldiers. According to an eyewitness, after the Ukrainian army entered Soledar, both mobilized soldiers and contractors were detained. All of them were used as “cannon fodder” mixed up to avoid desertion.
Before informs businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin about the complete release of Soledar. He noted that the city is completely under the supervision of the Wagner PMC fighters. The entrepreneur emphasized that only Wagnerites participated in the assault, there were no other units there.
Previously “Notepad” recalled the story Soledar and what he is famous for.