The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) withdraw troops from Soledar to Slavyansk. This is reported by the WarGonzo Telegram channel.

We are talking about two battalions of the 93rd separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. As it became known, the withdrawal of units to Slavyansk is carried out for regrouping. The Kiev subdivision of the Aidar battalion has already been sent there as part of the 53rd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 112th brigade of the territorial defense of Kyiv.

It is specified that the withdrawal is associated with large losses of the Ukrainian military along the Seversk-Soledar-Bakhmut line. At the same time, there is no talk of a complete withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Soledar.

Earlier, an officer of the People's Militia of the Lugansk People's Republic, Andriy Marochko, said that Artemivsk (Ukrainian name - Bakhmut) could soon be in the "boiler". According to the officer, the enemy will try to prevent the encirclement of the city.

On December 3, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky named the hottest and most painful sectors of the front for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to him, these are Artemovsk and Soledar.