Ukraine army facing difficulty in Soledar against Russia, President Zelensky says - BBC News

Russia is "likely" to now be in control most of the salt-mining town of Soledar in Ukraine's east after a months-long battle with Ukrainian forces, the UK's Ministry of Defence has said.

Russian troops and the mercenary Wagner Group have made advances in the past four days, the UK has said.

Soledar is near Bakhmut, where Ukraine is also locked in battle.

President Zelensky said there was "almost no life" in Soledar, with "no whole walls left".

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[jonsekander]

Funny that this guy is reporting the front line from Kyiv, LOL

[spitfirefrench]

If they are finally admitting it, it must be bad

[keisuke]

00:27 - how did you guys get the location of Bakhmut and Soledar so wrong?

[fenlingchang]

BBC, you messed up the location of Soledad and Bakhmut.

[RS-lwhz]

I thought the Russians ran out of ammo last April... Are they fighting with swords?

[Cross-xmfr]

Map is way off. Soledar is north of bakhmut

[Red_Lion]

Soledar isn't south of Bakhmut. It's north east. Your map is completely wrong.

[thomast]

No way the bbc is getting this wrong.
Soledar is north of Bakhmut, and not only that, because neither Bakhmut nor Soledar are in the places you've shown.

[fenris]

So this is why Zelenski was absent from the Golden Globe Awards xD

[milansavic]

I thought Ukraine is winning, russian troops dying like rabbits, Putin has died yesterday, etc....and then I heard this report.

[vadersnipes]

Oh my, BBC actually reporting Ukrainian losses

[contractorvegas]

Remember when Russia withdrew from Kherson and said it was strategic
Well it was, as the dnipro river makes it hard for any side and past the river the swampy areas so yea a smart move from the Russians

[katya]

But Zelenskiy asked us to invest in Ukraine! all our money gone ...

[TechTornado]

Watching BBC comment section is more entertaining than watching BBC itself

[konstantinbush]

There is a small difficulty in Soledar as Russians fully control the city

[lowfatmofat]

Only those on the front line know the true story. My grandad 1944 RIP

[youngjohn]

*I don't know who needs to hear this but stop saving all your money. Venture into Investing some, if you really want financial freedom.*

[candymochi]

Soledar is already fallen .. but media will only show that comedian face than real reality .. Bakhmut already encircled now ..

[Dungshoveleux]

They are getting their arses kicked. Soledar was surrounded on 3 sides today and shortly it will be surrounded.

[greathey]

Lol but BBC said all Russian army were killed