Ukrainian Armed Forces confidently hold Soledar - Yuriy Butusov

This was stated by Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov from the scene on Saturday morning, January 7, 2022.

"Good morning from Soledar, I am writing now from this city. It is a frosty, sunny day in Donbas. Soldiers of the 46th Air Assault Brigade are confidently defending the Ukrainian town," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

"The brigade is new, created after the beginning of the war. It consists entirely of mobilized soldiers, but if the same manageability and trust in the team were built in our other units, we would not have to talk about any problems in this area," Butusov added.

He claims there were difficulties with coordination and management in this front area in the summer, but now these issues have been resolved.

"The brigade's combat capability is at the highest level. The actions of the 46th Brigade allow us to stabilize the situation and are an example for our other units. I will keep you informed about the situation. There were a lot of crises here in the summer. All these problems can be solved now. The situation is adequately assessed and tasks are set. Controllability is the key problem," explained Yuriy Butusov.

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Soledar is a neighboring town to Bakhmut, located to the northeast of it. The town covers Bakhmut from Lysychansk's direction.

In recent days, Russian propaganda has been spreading fakes about the allegedly successful offensive of the Russian forces on Soledar.

• The Wall Street Journal states, citing Ukrainian commanders and British intelligence, that amid strong resistance from Ukraine, the Russian forces have weakened their offensive on Bakhmut and began to concentrate more forces around the neighboring Soledar town.