Fierce fighting continues for the city of

Soledar

in Donetsk region .

However, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to control the city. 

Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of Donetsk OVA, told about this on the air of the national telethon. 

"Soledar is under the control of the Ukrainian military. However, battles are taking place both in the city and outside the city, because the enemy is trying to advance in several directions. The enemy is suffering huge losses," he said.

Kyrylenko also emphasized that although the situation remains difficult, the military command is taking all necessary measures to stabilize the situation.

Battles for Soledar 

According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense,

Russia has thrown almost all of its main forces into the Donetsk direction

and maintains a high intensity of offensive there.

Heavy fighting continued all night against January 13 in Soledar, and it continues now.

The city is under the control of the Armed Forces, despite the enemy's propaganda statements to the contrary.

The spokesman of the US State Department, Vedant Patel, noted that the situation in Soledar remains difficult, but Moscow has already understood that the Russian troops

suffered very heavy losses for a small success

.

The Armed Forces said that they

pushed back the occupiers

in part of the settlement.

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