Ukraine said its troops were holding out against pro\u002DMoscow forces in the eastern salt mining town of Soledar.
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Moscow however, has held off officially proclaiming a victory, which would be its first significant gain in six months.Article content If Russia captured Soledar, it would likely use that position to intensify its assault on Bakhmut. Soledar is also home to cavernous salt mines, which could be a commercially lucrative asset.Article contentMoscow’s February invasion of Ukraine, the biggest land war in Europe since the Second World War, has resulted in more than 50,000 reports of alleged war crimes, said Ukraine’s top war crimes prosecutor Yuriy Belousov.
The United Nations in November said it had found evidence that both sides had tortured prisoners of war.Article contentKremlin-watchers were examining Russia’s latest switch of battlefield leadership, a day after Valery Gerasimov, chief of the military’s general staff, was unexpectedly given direct command of the invasion.
Across Ukraine, the front lines have barely budged since Russia’s last big retreat in the south two months ago. Kyiv hopes heavy armor from Western allies will allow it to resume advances.Article content
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