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Wagner Group boss hits out at failure to recognize role in Soledar fighting
By Wilhelmine Preussen
Russian forces may have scored rare success in battle near Bakhmut
By John Paul Rathbone
Russia intensifies assaults on Ukrainian salt mining town and eastern front
By Vladyslav Smilianets & Pavel Polityuk
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Ukraine war: the bloody battle for Soledar and what it tells us about the future of the conflict
By Stefan Wolff
Russia's war in Ukraine: Live updates
By Maureen Chowdhury, Sana Noor Haq & Heather Chen
Russia Gains Ground in East Ukraine as Fight for Bakhmut Intensifies
By Matthew Luxmoore
Ukraine Russia war: Corpses of Russian troops 'cover the ground' in Ukrainian town, says Zelensky
By Rachael Bunyan
Russia-Ukraine War: Russian Mercenaries Claim to Take Embattled Eastern Town (Published 2023)
By Lara Jakes, Ivan Nechepurenko & Steven Erlanger
Russian Success or Pyrrhic Victory: Is The Battle For Soledar A 'Trap' For Russian Forces?
By Volodymyr Mykhaylov & Reid Standish
Russians make 'tactical advances' near key target of Bakhmut; Kyiv says situation is 'extremely difficult'
By Holly Ellyatt & Amanda Macias
'This is what madness looks like': Russians unleash massive assaults on Soledar in eastern Ukraine
By Veronika Melkozerova
Military briefing: Soledar victory could cost Russia dear
By Ben Hall & John Paul Rathbone
Soledar: Russia claims victory in battle for Ukraine salt mine town
By Paul Kirby & Will Vernon
Ukraine war: Conflicting claims over embattled town of Soledar
By James Waterhouse & George Bowden
Russia claims its forces have taken Soledar after weeks of fierce fighting
By Sebastian Shukla, Katharina Krebs & Mick Krever
Why Russia is so intent on capturing the town of Soledar
By Olga Voitovych, Rob Picheta & Tim Lister
Russia claims Soledar capture, Zelenskiy mocks nod to Wagner role
By Gareth Jones, Caleb Davis & Mark Trevelyan
Russia-Ukraine War: Russia Says It Has Taken Besieged Town as Kyiv Denies the Claim (Published 2023)
By Ivan Nechepurenko, Lara Jakes & Steven Erlanger
Russia-Ukraine War: Battle Rages Near Bakhmut, as Ukraine Fights to Hold Off Russian Forces (Published 2023)
By Andrew E. Kramer, Ivan Nechepurenko & Michael Schwirtz
Head of Russia’s Wagner group says his troops have taken control of Soledar
By Shaun Walker, Dan Sabbagh & Peter Beaumont
Kyiv says battles ongoing in Soledar and denies Russians have taken town – as it happened
By Helen Sullivan, Jamie Grierson & Alexandra Topping
Russia renews ‘powerful assault’ on Soledar in Donetsk, says Ukrainian minister – as it happened
By Ben Doherty
Zelenskyy says troops will get more ammo as Kyiv insists battle for Soledar is not over
By Holly Ellyatt & Amanda Macias