(ANSA-AFP) - KIEV, JAN 11 - The struggle for control of Soledar and Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine is the "bloodiest" battle for Russian and Ukrainian forces since the invasion began in February 2022, MykhailoPodoliak said. adviser to the Ukrainian presidency, in an interview with AFP.
"Whatever is happening today in the direction of Bakhmut or Soledar, it is the bloodiest scenario of this war," the official said.
"A lot of blood, a lot of artillery duels, a lot of contact fighting, especially at Soledar today," Podoliak summed up, noting that it is currently the "hottest point of the war."
(ANSA-AFP).