Russian forces have occupied the final business region in Soledar’s farthest western outskirts held through Ukrainian troops, Ukrainian drone unit commander Robert “Magyar” Brovdy mentioned on his Telegram channel.
“As of 5:30 p.m., enemy attack devices occupied the economic region close to mine variety 7, that’s placed withinside the administrative border of the town of Soledar, and is its western outskirts,” he wrote.
According to Brovdy, the the front strains have moved nearby, out of doors of the town limits, as Ukraine maintains to combat Russia for the city.
Russian militants in japanese Ukraine and Kremlin-run mercenary Wagner Group claimed that Russia had captured Soledar on Jan. 10, however Ukraine persisted to disclaim the claims for the subsequent numerous days, pronouncing that preventing changed into ongoing.
The salt-mining city of Soledar in Donetsk Oblast is placed approximately 20 kilometers north of Bakhmut, every other town in which fierce battles are ongoing among Ukrainian and Russian forces. Russian troops are hoping to encircle Bakhmut through shooting Soledar.
Capturing Soledar might assist Russia method Bakhmut from the north, however an encirclement remains a far off aim for Moscow regardless of showed advances withinside the city, the Institute for the Study of War stated in an evaluation on Jan. 7.
To reduce Ukraine’s deliver line to Bakhmut, Russia might want to set up manipulate over at the least highways west of Soledar, the ISW stated.
Ukraine has different logistic routes to preserve its forces in Bakhmut as well, “making the whole dialogue of an encirclement at this factor bizarre.”