Officials said critical infrastructure was hit in Kyiv but did not reveal what was damaged. Also Saturday, the British Defense Ministry posted an analysis of a deployment Wednesday of at least 10 vessels of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet (BSF) from the Novorossiysk Naval Facility. If Soledar’s capture is achieved, military experts say it would allow Russian forces, and the mercenary Wagner Group helming the operation, to more readily target nearby Bakhmut. The fighting in the area reportedly also has spurred infighting between Russia’s defense establishment and the Wagner’s multimillionaire leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin. Prigozhin has also complained that Russia’s Defense Ministry has not given the Wagner Group credit for its fight in Soledar.

Source: Standard Digital January 14, 2023 22:49 UTC