“Also, the forces of the allied forces in the city of Soledar took control of the territory of the Knauf plant.

Our fighters are systematically, through competent and unhurried combat, moving into the occupied territory, thereby forcing the enemy to leave their fortified positions, ”he wrote in his Telegram channel.

According to Kadyrov, the acting commander of the Akhmat special forces, Akhmed Saidarkhanov, provides him with all the information regarding the situation in the Donbass.

Earlier, Assistant Minister of the Interior of the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) Vitaly Kiselyov said that Russian units had come close to the southeastern outskirts of Soledar.

Prior to this, the LPR reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine were trying to retreat from Seversk to Soledar.