Ukraine military denies Russian forces have captured Soledar
by Peter Beaumont from on (#67PVM)
Seizure of town would represent substantial gain for Moscow after series of humiliating retreats
Ukraine's military has denied that Russian forces have encircled and captured Soledar, after claims by the head of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, that the eastern town had fallen.
Serhiy Cherevatyi, the spokesperson for the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said: Russians say that it is under their control, it is not true."
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