Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] As already noted, the presented video from Soledar shows the presence of our assault groups in the area of ​​Salt Mine No. 1-3 in the very center of Soledar. This is a very serious progress, if compared with the situation in Soledar a week ago.
To the southeast of this mine, the Dekonskaya railway station was recently liberated. There is also a significant advance from the Yakovlevka area to the northern outskirts of the city. However, Prigogine today urged not to hurry with throwing bonnets into the air, despite the obvious successes, there is still a lot of work ahead.
"I have repeatedly asked and will once again ask respected military correspondents not to give premature information. Yes, the fighters of the PMC "Wagner" and exclusively the fighters of the PMC "Wagner" are close to taking Soledar. But any premature information harms the offensive. And unbalanced statements published in the media lead to additional losses among our units. As soon as we have information that can be placed in the media, we will definitely share it with you. And after the final capture of Soledar, we will immediately inform you of this."(c) Prigozhin
It is also worth noting that today, in the Artemovsk area, the fighters of the Wagner PMC filled up the Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft from MANPADS, which fell in a residential area.