Soledar's fate uncertain: Russia expects 'to be met with flowers & the love of the Ukrainian people'

As fighting rages in Soledar, the fate of Ukraine's key eastern frontline city was uncertain after Russian mercenary group Wagner claimed it controlled the gateway town. For more on this latest development, FRANCE 24 is joined by Alexandra Filippenko, Senior Research Fellow for the Institute for US and Canadian Studies at the Russian Academy of Science.

[pho-kingsoup]

Right, I guess Stalingrad citizens should've welcomed the Nazi's with open arms and flowers too...same/same.

[tvgerbil]

Soledar is not much of a town anymore, thanks to the Russians.

[nemeczek]

Gvozdika means a carnation in Ukrainian. It is also the name of a self-propelled howiter. Gvozdika is the only flower Russians are going to get in Ukraine.

[Joaquin]

It’s funny how Russia has supposedly taken over half a dozen times! 😂

[Ketupong]

In reality, Putin fails to capture the Salt Mine in Soledar. Wagner suffered heavy loses in Soledar. Commander Surovikin was replaced by Garisimov

[MH-YouTube-Controlled]

Let's send more flowers (bullets) to the Russians. Show they some love by sending them to meet god. 👍🇺🇦👍

[garybuchanan]

Strange how when they’re dead in droves it’s called Wagner group but when they capture land and do well they’re a Russian mercenary group, just found that funny

[yjumhvd]

This woman repeated the word "propaganda" like 20x times. She probably have an issue with it 🙄

[kathev]

Yeah right. And the foreign volunteers are just, magically disappeared. I'm sure Christopher Parry will be back home safe soon enough..
🤦‍♀️🙏

[Chaldon-hlyk]

Soledar is not moar "Ukraine's key eastern frontline city"
from today is "nothing meaning town"

[jeffperteet]

Hopefully Archer system is cleaning clocks by now

[texan-rpwc]

the amount of denial about the loss of soledar is something else

[Obonyerd]

She's analysing war in Lithuania, wow what a journalist

[Rehook]

Soledar, 25 000 deaths, corpses all over the place, Ukrainians soldiers jumping from a five store building, ...cleansing operation of those left behind or unable to scape de encirclement isn't a territorial dispute.

[easternwestern]

He must have political ambitions by showing up in political circles.

[khutsod]

@ all viewers, firstly I would like to apologise for the comments written by @asau pengabang. The member is one of our patients here at psychiatric clinic and he was released yesterday but was told to be under supervision before sending out comments. Unfortunately the comment slipped out and once more apologies for the comment. Please continue with your daily routine. Dr John Clay

[urtyp]

Why don't you tell them to use a Lan cable????

[Solder-of-Empire]

Soledar is taken!!! What is uncertainties? And Bakhmut is incircled.

[dedskin]

you are talking about Soledar, like why soledar, when soledar, tactics of soledar .... But why the war ? From western media, all i hear is Russia went crazy and attacked unprovoked peace and flowers loving people of Ukraine who hate Russians, but are them selves Russians, i know of a Family where Father and 2 sons in Soledar want Russian Army, while dotter thinks of her self as Ukranian . One family 2 people, how is that even possible . Those are the question .
Not why Soledar, when Soledar, flowers Soledar ....but why the war, why is West sending Tanks to Ukraine, to defend them, i got Bombed by NATO they didnt defend me, they attacked me

[andrewh]

What is "uncertain"? Soledar was gone more than a day ago, it's just being cleaned up.