Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Ukraine denied, on Friday, what Russian forces announced that they had taken control of the Ukrainian city of Solidar, and confirmed that fighting was still going on in the city. The spokesman for the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Serhiy Sherevaty, told the Ukrainian news agency RBC Ukraine that Russia's claim of control of Solidar is "incorrect," adding that "fighting continues in the city." At the same time, the CNN team, which is located about 4 kilometers from the city of Solidar, monitored the continuation of shooting and shelling in the city. The CNN team also monitored the Ukrainian army's transfer of its forces in what appeared to be a somewhat orderly retreat, but without a sense of panic among the Ukrainian forces. On Friday, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the "liberation" of Solidar in eastern Ukraine, hours after the statements of the Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister, who ...
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