💥 Attack

Russian forces fired on more than 15 settlements including Spirne, Berestove, Bilohorivka, Soledar, and Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast.

January 9, 2023 Soledar, Donetsk Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources

Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

Russian forces (military_unit) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Soledar (location) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Bakhmut (location) rocket (weapon_system) Kurakhivka (location) Wagner Group (military_unit) Russian military (military_unit) Hanna Maliar (person) Russia (organization) Yevgeny Prigozhin (person) Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Office (organization) Kyrylo Tymoshenko (person) Pavlo Kyrylenko (person) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Serhiy Cherevaty (person) Ukrainian State Border Service (military_unit) Ukrainian 46th Separate Air Mobile Brigade (military_unit) M119 howitzer (weapon_system) Vuhledar (location) Paraskoviivka (location) Chasiv Yar (location) Siversk (location) Serebrianka (location) Torsk (location) Zarichne (location) Hrad anti-aircraft missile system (weapon_system) Ukrainian Border Guards (military_unit) PMC Wagner (organization) Ukrainian Ground Forces (military_unit) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person)

Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

On the Bakhmut front, more than 15 settlements came under Russian fire, including Spirne, Berestove, Bilohorivka, Soledar and Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces renewed their attempt to capture the town of Soledar on Jan. 9.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Separately, two civilians were injured in a "massive" artillery attack in the village of Kurakhivka in the eastern Donetsk region, governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

AFU repelled enemy attacks in 11 settlements in Donetsk region and 2 in Luhansk region during the past day.

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