Russia’s mercenary firm Wagner claims it has taken control of eastern salt mining town of Soledar
, which if confirmed would mark Moscow’s first major battlefield success since last summer. “Wagner units have taken the whole territory of Soledar under control,” said Yevgeny Prigozhin in an audio message released on his Telegram channel late on Tuesday. Soledar, home to huge salt mines, has symbolic, military and commercial value for Russia.but gave no update on the military situation in his nightly address on Tuesday.
Western officials have warned that Ukraine will not be able to take back a significant amount of territory from Russia without an increase in military capability, including tanks and armoured vehicles. Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said his government would purchase a US air defence system to donate to Ukraine
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