Victory slogan of Russia-Ukraine conflict

On June 5438+1October 12, Russia claimed to have won "the first major victory since July 2022" in Ukraine. Prigozin, founder of Wagner Group, said: "I want to confirm once again that Soledad's territory has been completely liberated from the Ukrainian army and has been cleaned up." He also said that civilians had been evacuated from the city and about 500 Ukrainian soldiers who refused to surrender were eliminated.

In this regard, the Ukrainian side has said that the battle between Russia and Ukraine for control of Soledad is going on. Ukrainian President Zelensky laughed off Wagner's speech, but did not comment on his latest statement of "complete control". US Defense Secretary Austin said on Wednesday that they "can't confirm this report".

↑ 65438+1October 1 1, Soledad, Donetsk region, a Ukrainian soldier at the front. According to vision china

It is reported that if the Russian army completely controls Soledad, a salt mine town, it may help to attack the strategic city of Bakhmut and provide it with a safe artillery position. According to media reports on June 5438+1October 12, Igor KiMacovschi, adviser to Pushilin, acting leader of the People's Republic of Donetsk, said that the Russian army had made great progress near Bakhmut, which was mainly attributed to the advantages brought by artillery. Pushilin 65438+1October 1 1 said that after the Russian army consolidated its control of Soledad, it would try to advance to Bakhmut and Sevsk in Donetsk.

Or the biggest defeat of the Ukrainian army since upor, Mali?

"I don't know the exact number of casualties"

According to reports, Ukrainian government officials and military analysts said that it is not important for Russian troops to control Soledad. Alexei Risto, an adviser to the Office of the President of Ukraine, said: "The Russian army could not occupy Bakhmut in the attack for four consecutive months, so it turned to Soledad." Oleh zhdanov, a Ukrainian military analyst, said that the situation in Soledad was "close to crisis", but "the Russian army's control of Soledad or nearby Bakhmut was not so much a military victory as a political victory".

↑ 65438+1October 1 1, Sorda in Donetsk region, Grad multi-barrel rocket launcher of Ukrainian army fired rockets at the front line. According to vision china

Alexander Coe, the Russian military commissioner, responded that those who tried to minimize the victory in the Battle of Soledad were, at best, cunning. He said that when Russia withdrew from Hellson, it did not cause disastrous losses. In Soledad, Ukraine has continuously invested in soldiers to form brigades. He said: "Yes, Soledad is a small town located in the suburb of Bakhmut, the most powerful defense center in Ukraine. But here, the Ukrainian armed forces may have suffered the biggest failure since the Battle of upor in Mali. "

According to a Ukrainian soldier who participated in the fighting in the city, the Ukrainian army suffered huge losses in Soledad. He said that the number of casualties there was so high that the exact number was not known "whether at headquarters or elsewhere". Earlier, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Maryar admitted that the overall combat effectiveness of the Ukrainian armed forces had seriously declined. According to her, the Ukrainian army is now supplemented to a greater extent by unprofessional fighters who are "not tough enough at the front".

Why is Soledad important?

The key point of Ukraine's first line of defense is also the logistics supply point of armaments.

Soledad is of great strategic significance to the Ukrainian army. It is both a defensive point and a logistics point.

According to reports, Soledad is located in the center of the Bakhmut-Sevsk defense line, where the Ukrainian army has built strong fortifications. The occupation of Soledad will cut off the direct supply line between Bakhmut and Sevsk, and can surround Bakhmut from the north. The withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Soledad may have a domino effect. Vladimir Evseyev, a military expert at the Russian Institute of the Commonwealth of Independent States, said that the occupation of Soledade by Russian troops would put Ukrainian troops in an "extremely difficult situation" and make it difficult for them to control the Bakhmut region. In addition, it will force the Ukrainian troops stationed in Sevsk to retreat.

↑ 65438+1October 10, Soledad, Donetsk region. Satellite images show the damage of buildings. According to vision china

In addition, the salt mines in Soledad are also very valuable. On the one hand, salt itself is an important strategic material. According to pre-war data, Soledad Salt Mine supplied about 90% of the salt in Ukraine. The town is also surrounded by precious clay rich in ceramics and coal. On the other hand, the tunnel under the Soledad Salt Mine is 200 kilometers long, which is a very developed underground tunnel and can be used to station troops and store equipment to avoid missile attacks. As early as World War II, the salt mine here was a huge gun warehouse.

The strategic importance of Bakhmut lies in that it is an important logistics and railway hub where two major highways meet. Once Bakhmut is occupied, it will open the way for Russian troops to Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, thus opening the way for attacking Kharkov. Russian reserve colonel Hennady Alekhin said that when the Russian army finally took control of the important bridgehead of the "Sevsk-Soledad-Bakhmut" defense line, the Russian army could carry out the strategic task of the entire front-line operation along the direction of Donbass, which was a prelude to a major attack.

Secretary-General of NATO:

It is necessary to increase the supply of weapons to Ukraine.

65438+ 10 1 1, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said in a statement: "In recent days, we have witnessed fierce fighting around Bakhmut and Soledad in eastern Ukraine." According to Stoltenberg, NATO's support for Ukraine "has had a real impact", and it is necessary to increase the supply of weapons to Ukraine due to the predicament of Ukraine's front line. He affirmed the statements of the United States, Germany and France on the recent provision of light tanks and infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, "and the unprecedented support of all NATO allies and EU member States".

↑ NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg According to vision china

According to CCTV Chinese International, on June 65438+1 October1local time, the presidents of Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania held the lublin Triangle Summit in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv and signed a joint statement to confirm the long-term friendly relations among the three countries. Zelensky said on the same day that it is not enough for NATO to only verbally promise to open its doors to Ukraine, and Ukraine expects NATO to take "strong steps" at the summer summit. On the same day, the Polish President said that he decided to transfer the military aid "Panther Tank" received by Poland to Ukraine. The Lithuanian President pointed out that the air defense system and anti-aircraft guns will be transferred to Ukraine.

Ukrainian politician Igor Lapin believes that the retreat of Ukrainian troops in Soledad is the first step to break the Ukrainian military defense chain. Soledad and Bakhmut are important links in the national defense chain, and failure to hold either of them may pose a threat to the Ukrainian army.

Andrei GuRulev, a member of the National Defense Committee of the Russian State Duma, predicted: "The Ukrainian army will definitely try to recapture Soledad under the control of the Russian army. However, Kiev has no chance of success. " He pointed out that the Ukrainian command may send conventional territorial defense fighters to the region. However, it is much more difficult to recapture lost land than to defend it. Gu Rulev believes that if the Ukrainian army tries to counterattack, it is expected to cause huge new losses to the Ukrainian side.

Patrushev 10, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, said on 9 October that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict was planned and created by the United States, with the purpose of provoking Russian-Ukrainian relations and causing division and opposition. He said that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is actually a conflict between Russia and NATO, but in order to avoid direct confrontation with Russia, NATO is pushing Ukrainians to death.

Red Star Journalist Intern reporter Deng

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