Selling Soledar: Prigozhin praises Ukrainians as Russians leave their own soldiers to die

With one notable exception, Russian forces have had to revert to the defensive in their nearly year-long invasion of Ukraine. The one exception is in the Bakhmut region, where Russian forces mainly comprising the Wagner Group mercenaries run by Yevgeny Prigozhin still attempt advances. The fighting in this theater has become particularly intense near Soledar, a strategic point that the Ukrainians need to hold in order to keep Russians from overrunning their positions around the larger city of Bakhmut.Read More