As of January 16, fighting continues in Soledar, the city is not occupied by Russian troops.
This was stated by the speaker of the Eastern group of troops of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Serhiy Cherevaty, on the air of the telethon.
"The status (Soledar - ed.) is not Russian. Our units are fighting, inflicting constant losses on the enemy and trying every day to show that this city does not surrender to the enemy. Our Armed Forces are doing everything to make him pay an incredible price for every meter that trying to move," Cherevaty noted.
He also reminded that the main tasks of the Ukrainian troops in Bakhmut and Soledar remain the prevention of the enemy's advance and entry into the operational space, as well as the destruction of enemy soldiers and equipment.
It will be recalled that earlier, the founder of the "Wagner" PVK, Yevhen Prigozhin, repeatedly stated that his mercenaries allegedly "took Soledar".
It was also reported that, according to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi, Russia has made the battle for Donbas a matter of principle for itself.
