Kyiv/Bakhmut: The battle for Soledar raged in sub-zero temperatures on Wednesday, with Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group claiming to have taken control of the salt mining town in eastern Ukraine, as its fighters poured fire on a pocket of resistance in the centre. Kyiv said earlier its forces were holding out. The Ukrainian military’s morning summary made one mention of Soledar, listing the town as one of several being shelled in the Donetsk region. Reuters was unable to verify conditions on the ground. Russian commanders have made the capture of Soledar a key objective in a campaign to take the nearby...
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