The salt-mining town could be a financial, military, and symbolic prize if under Russian control. Take a look inside the cavernous salt mines, which have previously hosted symphonies and soccer games.

The Donbass Symphony performed in Soledar's salt mines in 2004. (Reuters: Gleb Garanich)Today, salt production at the mine has ceased, and the caverns sit empty as fighting rages above.

Russia said Friday its forces had captured Soledar, a salt mine town in eastern Ukraine, as Kyiv rejected the claims. Should Russian troops indeed take the town, it would mark Moscow’s first ...

Russian forces in Ukraine are trying to capture the eastern salt-mining town of Soledar in a sustained offensive that Kyiv's Defense Ministry has described as "maniacal." In 2019, RFE/RL's Amos ...

Russian paramilitaries are thought to have captured a large swath of the salt-mining town of Soledar, Tuesday, following months of bloody fighting in the area surrounding the eastern city of Bakhmut.

In January 2023, Russian forces shattered the calm of the once-quiet Ukrainian town of Soledar, breaching its fortified defenses to seize a seemingly inconspicuous salt mine. As the smoke of ...

Ukraine has mocked Russia as "a country of masochists" for relentlessly seeking to capture the salt-mining town of Soledar despite heavy losses and "maimed" soldiers.

Kyiv describes situation in Soledar as difficult Wagner group sending waves of fighters, Ukraine says Fight for cavernous salt mining tunnels beneath town Two British volunteer workers reported ...

The historic salt mines of Soledar, Ukraine have found new life in the digital realm of Minecraft. French developers Endorah, in collaboration with UNITED24, have unveiled the project "Minesalt ...

The historic salt mines of Soledar, Ukraine have found new life in the digital realm of Minecraft. French developers Endorah, in collaboration with UNITED24, have unveiled the project "Minesalt," a ...

Russia said Friday its forces had captured Soledar, a salt mine town in eastern Ukraine, as Kyiv rejected the claims.. Should Russian troops indeed take the town, it would mark Moscow’s first ...