Russian forces attack Soledar 91 times, Ukraine's Defence Forces kill more than 100 occupiers

Fighting continues in Soledar, Donetsk Oblast. The Russians struck the city 91 times during a day, while the Defence Forces killed more than 100 invaders.

Source: Serhii Cherevatyi, the spokesman for the eastern group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, on air of the national joint 24/7 newcast; Hanna Maliar, Deputy Defence Minister of Ukraine, on Telegram

Quote from Cherevatyi: "Fighting is ongoing in Soledar, and the enemy has concentrated its main efforts there. First of all, the most trained units of the Wagner PMC and units of other branches of the Russian Federation. (The enemy) is making constant strikes; in particular, during the day, 91 artillery strikes were made on Soledar. 

However, our Rocket Forces and Artillery units concentrated their efforts to knock out the enemy as much as possible. In particular, more than 100 occupiers were killed by artillery and rockets during that day."

Details: According to Cherevatyi, the Russian forces continue to try to take the initiative on the Bakhmut front.

In total, 42 combat engagements took place on this front over the course of the day.

The Defence Forces are trying to worsen the logistics of the Russian forces, destroying storage points in particular. For this reason, according to Cherevatyi, the occupiers were instructed not to unload weapons closer than 100 kilometres from the contact line.

The Armed Forces hit the cluster of Russian equipment and personnel, primarily with high-precision systems such as HIMARS and MLRS.

Hanna Maliar confirms that the Russians continue their offensive in the area of Soledar. 

Quote from Maliar: "The enemy's goal is to break through the defences of our troops and capture the city. Attempts to surround Bakhmut also continue. To do this, the enemy uses Wagner units and regular troops.

Our soldiers are bravely holding their positions and inflicting significant losses on the enemy."

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