A video of the Wagner PMC assault group in the centre of Soledar was published here.https://t.me/Slavyangrad/28324

The cameraman is filming near school #14 near the city administration building, where two days ago there were members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 

The fighters in the video are standing confidently( like no enemy is around them) right on the street, which indirectly indicates that the entire area has been taken over by Russian forces and the area of fighting has shifted to the northwestern outskirts. 

Although it is too early to talk about the complete liberation of Soledar, the retreat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the city is a matter of the near future. 
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‼️💥 In the center of Slovyansk, ammunition of the Ukrainian armed forces explodes.

Reportedly not heard arriving, possibly detonated by expired air conditioners
This heroic DNR town has been occupied by Kiev militants since 2014.

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As we previously reported
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🇷🇺Colonel-General Alexander
Lapin, in his new position as the Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces, is actively engaged in organizing territorial defense, planning, and mobilization issues. This was stated by General Vladimir Boldyrev, former Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces, to URA.RU.

"It is the planning of the use of ground troops. It is a huge work connected with mobilization issues, territorial defense, and the preparation of military districts. This is a serious responsibility, which Lapin can handle according to his level of training," said Vladimir Boldyrev.

That Lapin's appointment is logical is evidenced by his previous experience. For instance, the colonel-general has an excellent understanding of the troops' capabilities which was confirmed by Alexander Grigorenko, a former deputy of the Perm Region Legislative Assembly, storm trooper and participant of special operations in Ukraine, in a conversation with URA.RU. According to him, it was this quality of a military commander that ensured the victories of the O group at the start of the special operation.

And the chief of the artillery battalion, called sign Yantar, of the "Brave" grouping, stressed that Lapin had a meticulous approach to planning, which led the Russian army to victories in the liberation of the Luhansk and Donetsk people's republics.

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🇷🇺 The liberation of Artemovsk and Seversk will take place after Soledar - interim DPR head Pushylin

He also said that the Russian army's ultimate goal in Donbas was the liberation of Kramatorsk and Slovyansk.

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⚡️ Explosions were heard in the Kerson and  Ochakov, Nikolaev region.

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Destruction in Artemovsk. View from a drone.

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Wagner PMC artillery raises to the ground the Ukrainian army stronghold near Artemovsk (Bakhmut).


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Natalia Pasichnyk, an employee of the National Police Headquarters in Volyn Region, on the huge losses of the male population of this western Ukrainian region in the Donbas, which they previously did not care about...

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Yes. That usually happens when the chances of losing a war are increasing drastically. Now, they start to worry about people. Later, they will say that they didn't know. But, just you fortifed Kiev in time.

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Russian military correspondent Starshe Eddy writes:

About the situation in Soledar

They write that the city is surrounded. Now the question is how many Ukrainian soldiers remain there (if there are any) and how much AFU equipment is in Soledar.

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Situation in Bakhmut, January 10, 2023

The "Meat Factory" district:
Units of the Wagner PMC fully control Trudovye Reservy Street and the section of Sovkhoznaya Street to the east.

The "Industrial Zone" Area :
Fierce fighting continues in the area of the Trubny Stavok Reservoir and the Artwinery plant.

The "Zabakhmutka" area:
Units of the Wagner PMC fully control Fyodor Maksimenko Street and are fighting in neighbouring Kotsubinsky Street and Ivan Frank Street.

▪️Opytnoe:
Wagner PMC units are advancing on the northern outskirts of Opytnoye.

Reports of taking control of Krasnaya Gora proved premature. The front runs a few kilometres east of the village. 
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Sergey Teplov, from Octagon Media, visited Kherson Oblast;

- There are just security checkpoints between Crimea and Kherson. Citizens are free to transport goods between the two provinces.

- Life in Genichesk is peaceful. There is still a curfew from 21:00 and movement of military vehicles and personal. Mobile phones work, shops are well stocked. Getting new Russian documents, though, is a major hassle.

- Life improved as social payments are much better in Russia. When part of Ukraine, utilities such as electricity and gas ate up to 1/3 of the income Kherson citizens.

- Everyone knows someone who went to Ukraine. There's no animosity as the reasons were practical, not ideological. Relatives of people who are employed by Ukrainian government had to move so their relative is not sacked. Moving from Ukraine takes one month or less if you pay a bribe of 900 dollars to Ukrainian authorities.

Regardless of the war, there will still need to be a close relationship between Russia and whatever is left of Ukraine

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