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Ukraine: battle for Soledar rages, tanks on their way, and Russia reshuffles leaders

Russian forces, lead by the Wagner Group, have been waging an intense campaign to capture the town of Soledar in Ukraine’s east, just to the north of Bakhmut.

Russia has been trying to capture Bakhmut for several months. If they succeed in Soledar, though of limited stra…