In the eastern part of Ukraine, the Russian army has inflicted heavy artillery bombardment, and the offensive and defense continues between the Ukrainian army who is ready to fight thoroughly.
Ukraine's defense ministry said the fighting was escalating with a large number of fighters from Russian private military companies.
In the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, Russian forces seeking to seize the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut have been firing heavily at the nearby town of Soledar.
The Ukrainian defense ministry said the Russian side had sent large numbers of fighters from the private military company Wagner to try to advance despite the deaths, and that the fighting with the Ukrainian side was escalating.
According to the American think tank "War Research Institute", which analyzes the war situation, a video was posted on SNS that Wagner fighters are developing an urban battle in the center of Soledal, and the "War Research Institute" It points out that Wagner is trying to improve his reputation as a capable combat force by claiming to have seized several districts.
Mr. Prigozhin, the representative of Wagner, who is said to be close to the Putin administration, is said to have recruited fighters from prisoners serving prison sentences in Russia and dispatched them to the battlefield. There is a view that it is expanding its role in the military invasion of Ukraine, such as pointing out that it is procuring bullets and missiles.