The leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Denis Pushilin, has assured on Tuesday that the town of Soledar, north of Bakhmut, is already under control of Wagner Group mercenaries, fighters from the Russian side.
«Today, according to the information I have, the center of Soledar is already under the control of (Wagner Group) units,» Pushilin said in statements to Channel One TV channel, Russian news agency TASS reported.
According to him, some Russian troops have already taken positions in Soledar, while others are moving around the locality «quite effectively» while conducting «a clearing operation» in the western part of the city.
Ukrainian authorities had already warned on Monday that the Russian Army had launched a new offensive against Soledar after the latest failed attempts to seize control of the locality.
The efforts of the Russian Armed Forces had focused in recent days on unsuccessfully gaining control of the town of Bajmut and its surroundings, where not only Soledar is located, but also Bajmutske, a small locality that Moscow claimed on Monday to have conquered.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
