Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday that airborne units had cut off Soledar from the north and south. But Ukraine denied that the town, with a pre-war population of around 10,000 ...

Watch: Video shows fighting in Soledar, Ukraine, but the BBC has been unable to confirm the date these videos were filmed Russia's mercenary Wagner Group has claimed control over the town of ...

The Russian private military company Wagner said it had seized the nearby town of Soledar, a claim Ukraine denied. Photo: Maxar Technologies ...

Ukraine on Wednesday confirmed its forces have withdrawn from Soledar, nearly two weeks after Russia claimed to have captured the city in the eastern Donetsk region. The decision was made to ...

Viktor Vodolatsky said that Ukraine’s exact losses remained unknown ... About half of those fighting on the Ukrainian side near Soledar, in the Donetsk People's Republic, are foreign mercenaries ...

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