💥 Attack
Russian forces, including mercenaries from the Liga PMC and Prigozhin Group, launched a powerful artillery attack followed by close-quarters infantry assaults on a defensive position held by Ukrainian defenders near Soledar.
Soledar, Donetsk Oblast
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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Censor.NET
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Liga PMC (military_unit) Prigozhin Group (organization) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Bakhmut Territorial Defence Forces (military_unit) Kholodnyi Yar Brigade (military_unit) Wagner Group (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Pavlo Kyrylenko (person) Ukraine’s General Staff (military_unit) Russia (organization) Russian air forces (military_unit) Kalynivka Regiment (military_unit) Spirne (location) Omega division (military_unit) Hrad rocket system (weapon_system) Aviation (weapon_system)
Source Reports
Russian forces launched a powerful artillery attack and subsequent infantry assaults on Ukrainian positions in Soledar.
Two civilians were wounded in the city of Bakhmut over the past day.
Ukrainian National Guard destroyed an enemy ammunition depot and killed about a dozen soldiers near Spirne, Donetsk Oblast.
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:01:53.437Z
Source story: 7385889