Ukrainian military admits ceding Soledar to Russian forces

The Ukrainian army admitted on Wednesday that it had ceded the eastern town of Soledar to the Russians, two weeks after the announcement of its capture by Moscow.

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“After months of difficult fighting (…) the Ukrainian armed forces left it” to “retreat to prepared positions”, military spokesman for the eastern zone Serguiï Tcherevaty told AFP, refusing however, to specify when this retreat took place.

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