According to him, “it is more difficult to bring ammunition, reinforcements, food there, take the wounded and retreat, in the end.”
“And the feeling of a closed cauldron, especially when the neighboring city was captured so quickly, does not give anyone confidence in the future,” the military commander said.
The city of Soledar was liberated by Russian troops on the night of January 12. As noted in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the liberation of the city is important for further offensive actions of the Russian Armed Forces. In addition, they emphasized in the Ministry of Defense, the control of Soledar makes it possible to cut off the supply routes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Artemovsk, after which the city can be brought into the boiler.