RYBAR The situation in the Soledar direction at 18.00 October 6, 2022

The situation in the Soledar direction
at 18.00 October 6, 2022

At the moment, the grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Bakhmut (Artemovsk) direction has, according to various sources, from 30 to 40 thousand people. It includes units of the 55th brigade, 93rd brigade, 128th brigade, as well as militants of the Aidar battalion.

▪️During the offensive from the side of Nikolaevka, the Second detachments of the PMC Wagner captured the stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the crossroads south of Otradovka and continued to move towards Kurdyumovka. Otradovka itself also completely came under the control of the Wagnerites.

▪️Reports of the liberation of Zaitsevo south of Bakhmut turned out to be premature. Most of the village is controlled by Wagner PMC units, however, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine maintain their presence in the western part of the village, where fierce battles are taking place. The advance of the advancing forces is slowed down by a complex mine situation.

▪️The Wagnerites also liberated the village of Veselaia Dolina, continuing to move towards Ivangrad.

▪️In Bakhmut, the Wagner PMC units managed to expand the control zone along the highway and enter the territory of the industrial zone along Patrice Lumumba Street, as well as occupy the Asphalt Plant in the southeast of the city.

▪️The information about the mass retreat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Bakhmut direction is not yet true. Numerically superior Ukrainian units offer fierce resistance to the advancing Wagner PMC forces.