Archive List for Soledar

Bakhmut Shelling: Russian forces move to surround city

A fierce battle for control is raging in the city of Bakhmut and its surrounding areas on the front lines of eastern Ukraine. Russia has been unleashing its firepower on the city, almost destroyed and nearly besieged. Its forces are trying to win a rare military victory after months of fighting while the Ukrainian troops are digging in. Al Jazeera’s @CharlesStratford reports from Bakhmut, Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Ukrainewar #Russia #Bakhmut

Battles in the east: Fighting continues in Soledar and Bakhmut

Ukraine has refuted Russian claims it has captured the eastern town of Soledar. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his forces are still fighting in the small salt-mining town, which Moscow wants to secure to help its offensive on nearby Bakhmut. The head of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, had accused Russia’s military establishment of trying to ‘steal victory’ in Soledar. Zelenskyy has called the Russian infighting “a clear sign of failure for the enemy”. Al Jazeera’s @CharlesStratford reports from outside Soledar, in eastern Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News […]

Russian forces fighting for ‘credit’ over capture of Soledar

If Russia’s capture of Soledar is confirmed, it would be Moscow’s first gain in the Donbas region since July. It comes at a crucial time for the Kremlin, which has faced criticism for its battlefield failures in Ukraine. Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem reports from Moscow. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Soledar #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Russia #Ukraine #Zelensky #Putin #War #Military #NATO

Scenes from the battlefield: The fight for Ukraine’s Bakhmut

Moscow says the capture of Soledar means troops can cut off supply lines to Ukrainian forces in nearby Bakhmut, where heavy fighting continues. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford is in Bakhmut with the Ukrainian army. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Bakhmut #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Russia #Ukraine #Zelensky #Putin #War #Military #NATO

Russia says its forces have taken control of Ukraine’s Soledar

Russia says it has captured the eastern Ukrainian town of Soledar. Ukraine denies that Russia controls the strategic town and says that ‘severe’ fighting is ongoing. Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler reports from Kyiv, Ukraine. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Soledar #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Russia #Ukraine #Zelensky #Putin #War #Military #NATO

Rus­sia claims con­trol of Ukraine’s Soledar

Russia’s Ministry of Defence says its forces have captured Soledar, where bloody battles have raged for days. There was no immediate confirmation from Ukrainian authorities of Russia’s claim, which would mark a rare victory for Moscow after months of setbacks. Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem reports from Moscow, Russia and Natacha Butler reports from Kyiv, Ukraine. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Soledar #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Russia #Ukraine #Zelensky #Putin #War #Military #NATO

Chechen soldiers fight on both sides of Russian-Ukrainian conflict

With intense fighting taking place in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, more foreign fighters have joined the war, including some veterans of the Chechen wars. They are fighting alongside the Ukrainians against what they consider to be their common foe. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Soledar and Bakhmut are key targets in a push to recapture areas annexed by Russia. Al Jazeera’s @Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports from Kyiv, Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Ukrainewar #Ukraine #Russia #military

As fighting rages in Ukraine’s east, the EU pledges more aid

The battles being fought in eastern Ukraine could determine the country’s fate, a defence ministry spokesman has said, as Russian forces were conducting an all-out assault to encircle Ukrainian troops in twin cities straddling the Siverskyi Donets River in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian Defence Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said Russian forces had not given up attempts to cross the river. Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig reports from Kramatorsk, Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UkraineWar #Donetsk #Soledar