Soledar

FIGHT TAKING A TOLL He did not disclose when the pull back happened but said it had been carefully planned. There was no "mass capture" or "encirclement" of Ukrainian forces, he added. The commander of Igor's unit, a senior sergeant with…

Issued on: 25/01/2023 - 14:27Modified: 25/01/2023 - 14:29 Ukraine confirmed on Wednesday its troops had withdrawn from Soledar in eastern Ukraine, almost two weeks after…

The private Russian military group Wagner plans to send the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers killed in fighting in the captured town of Soledar to territory held by Ukraine, a website linked to the group's founder Yevgeny Prigozhin reported on…

The regional governor's adviser, Natalia Babachenko, said 30 people were confirmed dead so far and more than 30 were in hospital, including 12 in a serious condition. Between 30 to 40 people could still be trapped under debris,…

Oleksandr Sirenko, who was chopping window frames and floors from destroyed flats into smaller pieces for firewood, said he did not want Kyiv's troops to retreat. "You know, I've been afraid of many things in my life," he told AFP. "We…

KYIV: Ukrainian forces are fighting to retain control of Soledar in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, the regional governor said on Saturday, contradicting Russian claims that Moscow's forces had captured the small town. Donetsk governor…

SIVERSK: In Siversk, a town north of Soledarthat could be next in line for the Russian advance, Oleksandr Kuzenko and his neighbours took solace in an old tradition Friday as they hunkered down in their basement shelter.Malanka, New Year…

BAKHMUT: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed that Ukrainian forces defending Bakhmut and Soledarin the east will be armed with everything they need to keep Russian troops at bay in some of the bloodiest battles of the war.Kyiv said its…

Russia said on Friday (Jan 13) that its forces had taken control of the salt-mining town of Soledar in eastern Ukraine, claiming to have made its first big battlefield gain after half a year of military setbacks. Russian forces captured…

Russia said on Friday that its forces had taken control of the salt-mining town of Soledar in eastern Ukraine, claiming to have made its first big battlefield gain after half a year of military setbacks. Russian forces captured the…