Ukraine denies Russian claims it's captured Soledar.
Whatever the truth, fighting has been intense around Europe's largest salt mine.
Nearly all of the small town's 11,000 inhabitants have left, and almost everything above ground is destroyed.
So why has this battle been so fierce - and does it signal a change in how this war is being fought?

Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault

Michael Bociurkiw, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council.

Sergei Markov, Director Institute of Political Studies in Moscow, Former Spokesman for President Vladimir Putin.

Patrick Bewry, Senior Defence and Security Lecturer, University of Bath, former British army officer and Nato analyst.

Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe
Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera
Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/
Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/

@AljazeeraEnglish
#Aljazeeraenglish
#News #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #Bakhmut #Soledar #RussiaUkraineWar #Russia #Ukraine #Zelensky #Putin #War #Military #NATO