Situation critical in battle for Soledar

Russia has targeted the towns of Soledar and Bakhmut as a key stepping stone in its aim to capture the whole of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region

Kyiv 
UKRAINE
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Geolocated video footage shows Russian troops in western Soledar

Bakhmut
Airborne units
Soledar
City Hall
Volodymyrivka
Airborne units
Pokrovs’ke
2km
1 2 3

Russian-controlled territory 
Russian advances 
Claimed Russian control

1 Artyomsol salt mine
2 Volodarsky gypsum mine 
3 Volodymyrivka salt mine


Soledar salt mines: 125 miles of tunnels at depth of 288m, largest chamber 40m high, 100m long by 40m wide

T-90A main battle tank
2.22m high

Mines identified as both commercial asset and storage for weapons 


Sources: Reuters, Atlas News 
Picture: Zorge_Richard.livejournal.com 
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