Russian forces hit Soledar 86 times per day, situation there is most difficult on eastern front

Serhii Cherevatyi, the spokesman of the Eastern Grouping of Ukraine's Armed Forces, said this on the air of the telethon.

“All the best units of the Wagner Group are concentrated in the direction of Soledar. They are fighting with the greatest brutality and aggressiveness, wanting to show at least some tactical success directly on the battlefield. During the day, the invaders hit Soledar 86 times with various types of artillery. The most difficult situation is now on the eastern front,” Cherevatyi said. 

He also noted that the defenders of Soledar and the Bakhmut front are doing everything to exhaust the Russian forces and reduce their offensive potential as much as possible.

• On January 10, Ukraine's Armed Forces repelled Russian attacks on Soledar, Bakhmut, Marinka and 10 other settlements

• The Institute for the Study of War reported that Yevgeny Prigozhin, financier of the Wagner PMC, is using reports about the situation in Soledar, Donetsk region, to bolster the reputation of his private company as an effective fighting force