The area is a flash point in an offensive that Moscow views as crucial for its goal of seizing the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
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Russia’s Claim to Seize Soledar in Ukraine Exposes Rifts Among Forces
After Russia’s Defense Ministry said its troops had taken Soledar, a leader of the Wagner mercenary group accused the military of stealing credit. Ukraine said its forces were still fighting there.
Wagner Group Claims It Has Taken Soledar, an Eastern Ukrainian Town
With a harsh winter putting sweeping offensives on hold, the war has shifted back to bloody battles of attrition like the one for the small city of Bakhmut and the smaller town of Soledar.
Shifting Strategy, Ukraine Goes Toe to Toe With Russia in Bakhmut
Earlier in the war, Ukraine’s leadership was more equivocal about pitched battles with high casualties. There’s no second-guessing this time. Some analysts say it makes sense strategically.
New Armored Vehicles Will Help Ukraine Take the Fight to Russia
The Western allies’ provision of infantry fighting vehicles signals their support for new offensives in coming months, analysts said.
Your Wednesday Briefing: China’s Overwhelmed Hospitals
Also, Ukraine is fighting to retake a city in the Donbas.
Your Wednesday Briefing: Zelensky Visits Bakhmut
Also, Japan’s central bank eases its policy and Fiji prepares for a leadership change.
A US-Made Missile Went Astray in Ukraine, Injuring Civilians
An air-launched AGM-88B missile, built to destroy enemy radars, apparently missed its target and hit an apartment building in Kramatorsk in September.
Anton Filatov, Ukrainian Film Critic, Drafted Into Real-Life War
Anton Filatov, a Ukrainian film critic, was pulled into a theater he never expected to enter: the front lines of war, where he now writes of the scene in the trenches instead of what’s onscreen.
A Timeline of Events in the MH17 Plane Crash Investigation
The disaster claimed 298 civilian lives, and came in the midst of a conflict that foreshadowed Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.