The Russian occupation troops launched a powerful assault on Soledar in the Donetsk region, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said on Telegram.

" The enemy used a large number of assault groups formed from the best reserves of the Wagnerites,"

According to her, the invaders are advancing on the corpses of their own soldiers and are massively using artillery, multiple launch rocket systems and mortars, covering even their own fighters with fire..

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Soledar is one of the hottest points of the front. On the eve of the Ukrainian military leadership announced that it had decided to strengthen the defense near the cities of Bakhmut and Soledar in the Donetsk region, which includes the movement of additional units to this sector of the front and the increase in the intensity of enemy fire.