На спутниковом снимке видны разрушенная школа и здания на юге Соледара, Украина, 10 января 2023 года. Спутниковый снимок 2023 года Maxar Technologies./Раздаточный материал через REUTERS
Reuters: 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 town, long the focus of heavy fighting and bombardment, on Thursday evening, the defence ministry said.
It said this would make it possible to cut off Ukrainian supply routes to the larger town of Bakhmut, to the southwest, and trap remaining Ukrainian forces there.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine refuted Russia's statement about the "capture" of Soledar.
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