PMC assault groups “Wagner” completely liberated the urban-type settlement Sol, adjacent to Soledar. This is stated on the official TG channel “musicians”.
The Sol railway station and the village adjacent to it, after fierce fighting, came under the complete control of PMC assault groups “Wagner”. In this way “musicians” completely cut off direct communication between Seversk and Bakhmut (Artyomovsk). Now the divisions “musicians” it will be possible to attack Bakhmut from the north.
It is an important transport hub, control over which eliminates the possibility of direct communication between Bakhmut and Seversk - two major defense centers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The liberation of Salt will have a positive effect on the current ongoing offensive towards the northern outskirts of Bakhmut- TG channel reports.
To railway. station Sol, Wagner attack aircraft left after the capture of Soledar and the liquidation of the last remnants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the city. On the move, take the village from “musicians” Did not work out, the enemy who retreated from the city managed to gain a foothold at the station, although ours managed to cling to the outskirts. After that the fighting started. While Kyiv continued to assert, that Soledar is allegedly still under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, assault groups “Orchestra” cleared the mines and launched an offensive as in the Sol microdistrict itself, and northeast of the village – to Razdolovka and Krasnopole. Besides “musicians” went to the village of Red Mountain, southwest of Soledar. As previously reported, the capture of a large defense center of the Armed Forces of Soledar opened up the possibility for Russian troops to attack in all directions.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine claims, that Ukrainian units continue to hold positions as in Soledar itself, and on the outskirts of the city.