A Ukrainian military man who identified himself as Kiyanin downplayed Russia’s “victory” in Soledar on Monday, recalling that the Russians had to withdraw from many cities, including near Kyiv, Kherson and Kharkiv.

The war in Ukraine – the Ukrainian city of SoledarPhoto: LIBKOS / AP / Profimedia

At the same time, the soldier notes that some battles may also be lost due to Russian lies and information warfare, but allegedly hints that the infantry has withdrawn from Soledar, and the spokesman of the military command in the east, Serhiy Cherevaty, noted that the Armed Forces continue to defend Soledar.

  • The information war is being waged not only at the front, but also more in the heads of our people. A lot of work needs to be done to improve it, while thousands of people like me are working on the front lines and doing it very well. Especially the infantrymen, who stop the horde with titanic efforts, but, unfortunately, on the information front, we lose in some places, because our people believe in lies.
  • In short, don’t expect panic in Soledar, the town is small… Are the occupiers there a “colossal success”?
  • Remember that they were near Kiev, that they were in Kherson, captured Kharkiv. where am i now
  • The fact that they kill a battalion a day and the city is completely devastated, there is no point for us to be there anymore, we have to keep our experienced infantry, brave infantry.

He emphasized that the Ukrainian infantry has the courage to fight, stressing that it is not as easy as it seems

  • Friends, as for the situation in Bakhmut, it is much better…
  • Bakhmut is being bombarded as never before, but the intensity is greater, artillery, mortars, anti-aircraft guns, aviation are trying to break through the infantry defense line, as in Soledar
  • They need to show another “victory” over small towns
  • But Bakhmut resists. Bakhmut is Ukraine, there is a Ukrainian flag. The same goes for Ukrainian units.
  • Army commander Valery Zaluzhnyi knows what he is doing.
  • What is happening in Soledar and Bakhmut is not for nothing
  • The Chief of Staff won’t tell you a lot of information you don’t need to know
  • You need to know that Bakhmut resists.

The spokesman of the Eastern Military Command, Serhiy Cherevaty, said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to defend Soledar in the Donetsk region and on the outskirts of the city, “Ukrainian Pravda” reports.

“The main direction of attack of the aggressor remains the East of Ukraine. The main attack of the enemy was concentrated on the Bakhmut direction, especially in the area of ​​Soledar, where the fighting is going on. Ukrainian units continue the defense of the city itself and its surroundings.”

In a video released late Saturday by his press service, Wagner’s chief, Yevhen Prigozhin, explained why his fighters were able to capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Soledar, which Kyiv still denies.

About his private army, Prigozhin says that “it is the most experienced army in the world.”

He says that there are many questions from journalists about “how and why [luptătorii] the private military company Wagner has such efficiency. First, they have been fighting for many years. They are probably the most experienced military personnel in the world.”

Read also:

  • Why the Battle of Bakhmut is remarkably similar to the Battle of Verdun
  • PHOTOS Satellite images of Soledar, the Ukrainian city where the fiercest fighting is currently taking place

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