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Journalist Yury Butusov reported from a different sector of Soledar that heavy fighting continues and Ukrainian forces are holding the line.

Soledar, Donetsk
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Post

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Yurii Butusov (person) Soledar (location) Wagner Group (military_unit) Yevgeny Prigozhin (person) Ukrainian military (military_unit) Armed Forces of Ukraine (organization) 46th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (military_unit) Wagner (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit)

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Journalist Yury Butusov reported from a different sector of Soledar that heavy fighting continues and Ukrainian forces are holding the line.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed Wagner fighters had taken Soledar in eastern Ukraine, with urban battles still ongoing.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.201Z

Source story: day-322a-2023-02-15