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Ukrainian air reconnaissance soldier Madyar reported from inside Soledar that Russian forces have pushed into the village and conduct raids, but Ukrainian defensive lines are holding and reports of Ukrainian retreat are false.

Soledar, Donetsk
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Ukrainian air reconnaissance soldier Madyar reported from inside Soledar that Russian forces have pushed into the village and conduct raids, but Ukrainian defensive lines are holding and reports of Ukrainian retreat are false.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russians hit business premises in the city of Kurakhove, damaging equipment and a garage.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian Airborne units blocked Soledar from the north and south, with fighting ongoing.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Pavlo Kyrylenko claimed Russians are suffering huge losses in manpower and equipment.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

The Russians say that Soledar is under their control, this is not true.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Fragments of the battle between paratroopers of the 46th brigade and Russian occupiers in Soledar were published online.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.224Z

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