Ukraine has denied claims by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the top of the Vagner mercenary group, that Russian forces have captured all of Soledar, one of many hottest factors within the conflict. The city sits on an unlimited community of salt-mine tunnels that cowl an estimated 200 kilometers. Nonetheless, one geologist says the tunnels below the town have restricted navy worth as a result of they’re too deep to maneuver tools into and there may be little or no oxygen. Whereas the mines might not have nice navy worth, taking Soledar and the tunnels that lie beneath it could be Moscow’s most vital battlefield achieve in months. Ukraine has mentioned that fierce preventing continues.
