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Russia claims a second time that it's forces have captured embattled Soledar | DW News
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6:48Now PlayingRussia's Defense Ministry said on Friday that its forces had taken control of the Ukrainian salt-mining town of Soledar in Donetsk region on Thursday, state media reported.
It added that Russia's capture of the town would allow its troops to cut off Ukrainian forces from the nearby, much larger town of Bakhmut.
The Kremlin has made capturing the industrial Donetsk region its primary objective after nearly one year of fighting, having been forced to abandon more ambitious goals like seizing the capital, Kyiv, and ousting Ukraine's government.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials denied that Russia controls Soledar. According to the spokesperson of the eastern group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, "severe" fighting is ongoing in the town, and Ukrainian troops continue to hold the defense.
However, the US-based Institute for the Study of War, a military observation group, said in an analytical note that Russian forces had likely captured Soledar on Wednesday.
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