Kremlin pays high price for attacking Soledar - US State Department spokesman

State Department spokesman Vedant Patel made the statement at a US Department of State’s press briefing.

“It is clear that Russia’s months-long campaign appears to have come at extreme and tremendous loss of personnel. Thousands of Russian unprepared and poorly equipped conscripts have been killed, and the Kremlin itself has acknowledged that its decision to attack Soledar has come at a high price,” he said.

Vedant Patel added that the US will continue to consult with Ukrainian partners and assess the situation at the front line.

Earlier, Russia announced the alleged capture of Soledar, but the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces denied this statement and said that the fighting for the town continues.