Atacks being led by Wagner group in some of the most intense and bloody trench warfare since start of the conflict
Attacks being led by Wagner group in some of the most intense and bloody trench warfare since start of the conflictThe wheels of a Wolfhound MRAP are seen damaged from battle in Soledar, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, from the frontline Donbas city of Bakhmut, Ukraine, January 5, 2023. Picture: CLODAGH KILCOYNE/REUTERS
Serhiy Cherevaty, spokesperson for Ukraine’s eastern forces, told Ukrainian television that Russian forces were deploying their best Wagner fighters at Soledar, which had been struck 86 times by artillery over the past 24 hours. He spoke of new and fiercer attacks in Soledar, where he said no walls have been left standing and the land was covered with Russian corpses.
Ukrainian military analyst Oleh Zhdanov said fighting in Bahkmut and Soledar was “the most intense on the entire front line”.
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