Russian-installed authorities say they are in control of Ukraine's Soledar

A Ukrainian service member fires a machine gun at a position on the front line near the town of Soledar
A Ukrainian service member fires a machine gun at a position on the front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Soledar in Donetsk region, Ukraine January 14, 2023. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Serhii Nuzhnenko via REUTERS

Jan 17 (Reuters) - Russian-installed authorities in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region said on Tuesday they were in control of Soledar, repeating their earlier claim about the salt-mining town where intense fighting has taken place.

"On the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic, Russian troops liberated Soledar," they said in a post on Telegram.

Russia said on Friday its forces had taken control of Soledar, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said later that fighting for Soledar and other eastern towns and cities was continuing.

Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Andrew Heavens

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