The Russian Army has occupied the last industrial zone on the outskirts of the disputed eastern Ukrainian city of Soledar, leaving it entirely in Russian hands, the Ukrainian Armed Forces said in a statement.
At around 17.30 (local time) on Sunday , Russian assault units have occupied the industrial zone, located on the administrative boundary of the city of Soledar, on its western outskirts, the commander of the Ukrainian drone unit, Robert Brovdy, has detailed in Telegram.
«From now on, the front will be close, but outside the city limits. A positional warfare was going on in this direction,» the Ukrainian commander has detailed in his missive.
The Ukrainian confirmation comes days after the Russian Army had announced the capture, in one of the biggest military successes of Moscow forces in recent months.
The area has been the subject of intense fighting in recent days during which the parties to the conflict have offered contradictory versions, without it being clear who is in full control of this locality.
The Wagner Group, an alliance of mercenaries linked to the Kremlin, had already considered Soledar taken a few days ago, but Moscow had been more cautious and Kiev had directly denied the loss of the locality, where satellite images already show the effects of the destruction.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
