Soledar: Russian forces have taken town in eastern Ukraine, defense ministry says.
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Russian forces have taken the town of Soledar in eastern Ukraine, according to Russia’s defense ministry, in what would be Moscow’s first significant victory in months.
Russia took control of Soledar on Thursday evening, the ministry said in a Friday briefing.
In recent days there have been competing claims over who has control of the town amid fierce fighting.
On Friday morning, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said that fighting overnight had been “hot.”
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