Ukrainian Armed Forces Occupy Positions At Heights Near Soledar

• 16.01.2023, 13:30

The settlement of Sil also remains under Ukrainian control.

Serhiy Zgurets, director of the Defense Express information and consulting company, said on Espresso that the AFU has taken defensive positions at the dominant heights near Soledar.

"The Ukrainian army will hold the line of defence already outside Soledar. Right now we are holding the settlement of Sil, which is part of Soledar. There are three lines of defence in this direction - an industrial area, railway tracks, the river and a cascade of heights. The AFU defence will be based behind the railway, on upward slopes, in order to prevent the enemy's attempts to advance further from the dominant heights," Zgurets explained.

The new positions of the AFU on the Bakhmut direction, as Zgurets notes, are quite convenient for holding off the enemy.

"The enemy is trying to storm the village of Sil, north of Soledar. The enemy is trying to break through to the railway road. This road leads to Seversk, and is part of the Seversk - Soledar - Bakhmut highway. Thus the enemy is trying to encircle Bakhmut from the north. The situation is difficult, but predictable. Ukrainian troops are occupying positions that are acceptable for defence," Zgurets added.

Earlier, Charter97.org presented an analysis of the situation in Soledar by British intelligence.