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PBS NewsHourMAY 2023
Day 322: Head of Russia's Wagner Group Says His Troops Control Soledar
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The Spin
Anti-Russia narrative
If Russia has in fact taken control of Soledar, it would be a hollow victory as it has little military or tactical benefit and it will not improve Russia's prospects elsewhere. Whatever happens in this isolated incident, Ukraine will win the wider war.
Pro-Russia narrative
Russia's liberation of Soledar is extremely significant as it paves the way for Russian encirclement of Bakhmut, as well as further advances in the Donetsk region which it will soon completely control.