The situation in the Soledar direction at 17.00 September 26, 2022

The situation in the Soledar direction
at 17.00 September 26, 2022

▪️“Wagner PMCs” entered Otradovka from the east and cut off the southern side of the settlement from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In parallel with this, the assault on a large stronghold on the Artemovsk-Mayorsk highway, located west of Nikolaevka, continues.

▪️In Zaitsevo, the Wagner troops took up positions along the entire southern outskirts and moved deep into the private sector in the southeastern part of the settlement. Also, the Wagner PMC fighters continue to move from the Donbasskaya substation with the aim of subsequently attacking the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the east of Zaitsevo with two converging strikes.

▪️Detachments of the "Wagnerites" continue to develop the offensive towards the Soledar-Bakhmut (Artemovsk) highway from the southern outskirts of Bakhmutskoye.

▪️Successful actions of the Wagner PMC in the Soledar direction are taking place as part of the plan to reach Bakhmut from the south, east and north for a further one-time assault on the city from several directions. This will avoid unnecessary losses and speed up the liberation of a strategically important settlement.