Kyiv Fortifies Eastern Front Amid Claims of Russian Breakthroughs in Donetsk Region

Kyiv Fortifies Eastern Front Amid Claims of Russian Breakthroughs in Donetsk Region
A Ukrainian tank moves near the front line in Bakhmut, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine, on Oct. 21, 2022. Carl Court/Getty Images
Adam Morrow
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Kyiv is reportedly rushing reinforcements to the eastern Donetsk region amid unconfirmed reports of Russian gains in and around the flashpoint towns of Bakhmut and Soledar.

“Our troops in Soledar have been allocated additional forces,” Serhiy Cherevaty, a spokesman for the Ukrainian military’s Eastern Command, said on Jan. 9.