Lagatar24 Desk
Kyiv, Jan 13: Russia claims it has taken control of Ukrainian salt mine town Soledar after a months-long battle, on Friday.
“The victory will allow Russian troops to cut off Ukrainian forces in the nearby larger city of Bakhmut,” the Russian defence ministry said.
There was no immediate confirmation from Ukrainian authorities of Russia’s claim.
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Ukraine’s deputy defence minister, Hanna Malyar, said on Friday that fighting had been continuing and that it was ‘hot in Soledar overnight’. Ukrainian fighters were ‘bravely trying to hold the defence’, she added, in what was a difficult stage of the war.
This marks Moscow’s first big battlefield achievement after half a year of humiliating retreats. Further details awaited.
