AFU left Soledar and retreated to prepared positions, - Cherevaty

After heavy fighting, the Ukrainian military left Soledar, the Donetsk region.
As reported by Censor.NET with reference to DW, the spokesman of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Serhii Cherevaty, told AFP about this.
"After months of heavy fighting, including during the last weeks, the Armed Forces of Ukraine left (Soledar. - Ed.) and retreated to the surroundings to pre-prepared positions," Cherevaty is quoted as saying by the publication.