City's defenders stand, occupiers rotated their units – Deputy Defence Minister on situation in Soledar

Hanna Maliar, the Deputy Minister of Defence has reported that heavy fighting continues in the town of Soledar, Donetsk Oblast, and the occupiers are unable to capture the settlement.

Source: Maliar on Telegram

Maliar Quote: "After suffering losses, the enemy once again rotated their units, increasing the number of Wagner [Group] militants."

Details: According to her, the invaders are trying to break through the defences of our troops and to capture the city completely, but they are failing.

Background: 

• CNN writes that the situation in Soledar is critical and dynamic: buildings change hands daily, and the death toll is so high that "no one counts the dead."
• A report from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) suggests the capture of the city of Soledar would not portend an immediate encirclement of Bakhmut by Russian forces.
• Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO, has stated that the battles for Soledar and Bakhmut show how important it is to strengthen military support for Ukraine in the war against Russia.
• On 11 January, Serhii Chrevatyi, spokesman for the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stated that the claims of the Russian military regarding the seizure of the city of Soledar are not true.

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