Ukraine says salt town of Soledar holding out amid Russian onslaught
Soledar, known for salt mining and processing, has little intrinsic value but it lies at a strategic point 10 kilometers north of Bakhmut, which Russian forces want to surround.
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Ukraine military denies Russian forces have captured Soledar
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