The creator and ideological inspirer of PMC "Wagner" is in the liberated Soledar, taking part in awarding fighters, who defeated the Ukrainian army, backed by NATO forces, including mercenaries from Poland and Britain. Yevgeny Prigozhin in the liberated Soledar presented awards to those, who deserves them, who showed courage and heroism in the liberation of this city, which is the center of defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Artyomovskaya agglomeration.
Founder of PMC "Wagner":
Soledar was taken in two weeks, nothing happened before. The city was taken in pincers, then they divided the enemy into parts. Prigozhin noted, that the bodies of the dead Ukrainian soldiers at any time, if desired, can be taken away by the Ukrainian side.
The founder of PMC "Wagner" commented on the effectiveness of his units. According to him, "Wagner" – the most efficient army in the world today.
Prigogine:
They have everything, including planes and hero pilots, capable of effectively solving assigned tasks. At the moment, freeing Soledar, "Wagner" makes the main effort to defeat the enemy in Bakhmut (Artyomovsk). At the moment, the eastern part of the city, where industrial enterprises are concentrated, is under Russian control.