Ukrainian Defense Ministry Admits Difficult Military Situation In Countrys East

The military situation in eastern Ukraine is "difficult but under control," Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov told the CBC broadcaster on Sunday, citing Ukrainian generals.

Russian Forces Hit 86 Ukrainian Army Units at Firing Positions: Defense Ministry – Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Russian forces hit 86 Ukrainian army units at firing positions in the past day, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday.

Head of Russian Donetsk visited Soledar

The top Moscow-nominated official in the new Russian region of the Donetsk of eastern Ukraine said late on Sunday that he had visited the town of Soledar that Russia claimed to had liberating earlier this month.

Kremlin On Dnipro Building Collapse: Russian Military Not Striking Civilian Infrastructure

 Russian military is not striking civilian building and infrastructure facilities in Ukraine and the cause of the collapse of a residential building in the city of Dnipro was Kiev's interceptor missile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.

Arestovich said that a rocket fell on a residential building in Dnipro due to UA air defense

 

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Half of those fighting on Kiev’s side near Soledar are mercenaries

About half of those fighting on the Ukrainian side near Soledar, in the Donetsk People's Republic, are foreign mercenaries and military personnel from NATO countries, the coordinator for inter-parliamentary relations with the People's Council of the LPR, first deputy chairman of the State Duma’s Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, Viktor Vodolatsky, told TASS on Friday.

Liberation of Soledar completed in January 12, over 700 Soldiers destroyed in Soledar in 72 Hours

 

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Russia claims control of salt mine town Soledar - BBC News

Russia says it has taken control of Ukrainian salt mine town Soledar after a months-long battle, calling it a "crucial step".

Ukraines Soldier Says Kiev Abandoned His Unit In Soledar Without Food, Low On Water, Ammo

A Ukrainian soldier said on Thursday evening that his unit has been abandoned by Kiev with no food, low supplies of water and ammunition, and wounded soldiers in the city of Soledar.

Ukrainian hospitals overflowing with troops from Soledar — Russian special forces officer

Hospitals in a number of Ukrainian cities are overflowing with wounded troops from the Donetsk People’s Republic’s town of Soledar, commander of the Troy volunteer special forces unit Vladimir Novikov (codenamed Alabay) told TASS.

Ukraine denies Russia controls eastern town of Soledar, says fighting is intense

Ukraine’s military denied on Wednesday that Russian forces had taken control of the eastern town of Soledar, and said the intensity of battles in the area could be compared to fighting in World War Two.

Over 21,000 Chechen Fighters Took Part In Russias Special Operation In Ukraine - Kadyrov

Over 21,000 Chechen fighters took part in Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, more than 9,000 are on the frontline now, head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov said.

Russia’s Wagner Group chief says troops have taken Soledar

The head of Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group has claimed to have secured control of the salt mining town of Soledar in Ukraine’s east, but uncertainty remains amid continued battles in the city centre.

Putin instructed to introduce a ceasefire in Ukraine for Christmas

Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed to introduce a ceasefire along the entire line of contact between the parties in Ukraine from 12:00 Moscow time on January 6 to 24:00 on January 7.

US-made HIMARS destroyed in new strikes – Moscow

Russian forces have destroyed several US-supplied HIMARS rocket launchers and eliminated scores of Ukrainian troops along with dozens of foreign fighters in the latest series of strikes, Moscow’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

Russian forces eliminate over 130 foreign mercenaries in Ukraine operation

The Russian Aerospace Forces delivered a strike on the deployment site of the Ukrainian army’s foreign legion in the Donetsk People’s Republic, eliminating over 130 mercenaries in the past day during the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Tuesday.

Russian troops destroy US-made counter-battery radar in DPR

Russian troops destroyed the Ukrainian army’s mobile radar station and a US-made АN/ TPQ-50 counter-battery radar in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday.

Russian Armed Forces wipe out five US-made counterfire radars near Donetsk

Russia’s Armed Forces have eliminated five US-made AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radars over the past 24 hours during the special military operation in Ukraine, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov told journalists on Saturday.

Ukraines Forces Suffering Serious Losses Near Artemivsk, Soledar - Zelenskyys Office

 Oleksiy Arestovich, an adviser to the head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office, said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces are suffering serious losses in the Artemivsk (Bakhmut) and Soledar areas in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).

A Ukrainian Polish-made Krab self-propelled tracked gun-howitzer was destroyed in the Donetsk People’s Republic by Russian troops in the course of the special military operation during the past day, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday.