Kyiv confirms its continued control of Solidar

New Russian bombing targeting the infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital

Residents shop on a street in the town of Borodinka, near Kyiv, amidst war-damaged buildings.

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Ukraine announced that Russian forces fired missiles at the main infrastructure in the capital, Kyiv, and other regions of Ukraine, yesterday, while mystery still surrounds the fate of the small city of Solidar, located in the east of the country, after Russia confirmed its control over it following fierce battles, which Kyiv continued to deny, confirming The battles continue, and the city is still under its control.

Journalists from Agence France-Presse spoke of the sound of a number of explosions in the Ukrainian capital, and Ukrainian officials confirmed that the strikes targeted basic infrastructure in the capital.

The mayor of the capital, Vitali Klitschko, spoke of explosions in the Dnipro region, and urged residents to stay in shelters, explaining that shrapnel from a missile fell in the Goloseevsky region without causing injuries.

Officials in the Kharkiv region said that Russian forces launched a new missile attack on the basic infrastructure, which led to emergency power outages, and new attacks were recorded in the south, in the Zaporizhia region.

And while the Russian Ministry of Defense stated, in a statement, that the city of Solidar has been completely liberated since last Thursday evening, the Ukrainian General Staff said that the fighting for Solidar continues, and the governor of the Donetsk region, Pavlo Kirilenko, announced that the city of Solidar, where fierce battles are taking place between Kyiv forces and the Russian forces that announced its seizure are still under the control of Ukraine, indicating that this city near Bakhmut is one of the hottest points on the front.

In turn, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that the fight for control of the town is still going on, and Zelensky said in a video address: "The strong struggle for Donetsk continues...and the fight for Bakhmut, Solidar, Krymina and other towns and villages in the east of our country is still going on."

Zelensky thanked the Ukrainian forces defending Solidar and Bakhmut against Russian attacks, saying: "Many thanks to the fighters for the decisive actions they have taken in the Solidar region."

In an unusual announcement, the Russian Ministry of Defense explicitly acknowledged the use of the Wagner group in storming the neighborhoods of the city of Solidar, and the ministry said, “This specific combat mission was successfully accomplished through the courageous and self-sacrifice of the volunteers of the Wagner company’s attack teams.” Special military.

In its intelligence update on the war in Ukraine, the British Ministry of Defense said that Russia had moved more than 10 ships of its Black Sea fleet from the Novorossiysk naval base, fearing a Ukrainian attack.

And the ministry added in its daily report, yesterday: “By taking into account the type and number of ships that go down to the sea at the same time, the activity is most likely a distribution of the fleet, and it is unlikely that the step is preparation for Russian attacks with cruise missiles, or that the fleet is preparing for amphibious offensive operations.” ».

In addition, Turkey announced yesterday that it is ready to press for the establishment of local ceasefire zones in Ukraine, due to the impossibility of reaching a generalized peace agreement. They will eventually have to negotiate a mutually acceptable settlement.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky plans to visit the United Nations to address a high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the eve of the first anniversary of the war on February 24, if the security situation allows, according to a senior Ukrainian foreign ministry official.

And First Deputy Foreign Minister Amina Jabbarova warned, in an interview with The Associated Press, that many factors must be taken into account, and conditions created for Zelensky to go to the United Nations.

In this context, Japarova referred primarily to the military situation on the ground, and a warning launched by the Ukrainian intelligence service that Russia is planning a very dangerous attack next February.

• The Russian Ministry of Defense acknowledges the use of the "Wagner" group in storming the Solidar neighborhoods.

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