Det ryska övertagandet av Soledar innebär att en 70 km lång ukrainsk försvarslinje har totalkollapsat. Läs denna mästerligt skrivna artikel om slaget om Soledar, som i detalj beskriver hela händelseförloppet kring stadens öde:
'The entire town is littered with bodies': How Ukraine suffered a humiliating defeat in Soledar after a relentless Russian assault
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While gunfire can still be heard in the western outskirts of Soledar, it is clear now that Russian forces will emerge victorious. Their victory will, in turn, collapse a 70 km-long section of Kiev's defenses.
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Soledar became the focus of Russian offensive operations last May, after troops seized Popasnaya and breached the first line of Ukrainian defenses. The Ukrainian command turned the town into a major piece of its second defensive line, a stretch of fortifications along the Dzerzhinsk – Bakhmut (Artyomovsk) – Soledar – Seversk line.
Intressant information om mobiliseringen och Wagners attraktionskraft på rekryter:
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As a result, when Russia announced a partial mobilization, some eligible men decided that it would be better to go to war themselves than sit around and wait for a draft summons. Volunteering gave you one privilege: You could choose which force to join. Wagner was one of the top choices.
https://www.rt.com/russia/569761-soledar-and-wagner-music/