What Soledar’s Salt, Lost in the Fight for Bakhmut, Means to Ukraine Soledar, crushed in Russia’s long assault on Bakhmut, was only a little town. But its salt is a national staple, and a matter of pride.
Ukraine’s Forces Have Retreated from Soledar After an Intense Battle Ukraine’s military acknowledged a gain for Russian forces that brings them closer to encircling the strategic eastern city of Bakhmut.