The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is expected to meet on Friday for a briefing on the maintenance of peace and security in Ukraine, at the request of the U.S. and Albania delegations.

On Friday, Russia's Defence Ministry claimed its forces had taken control of Soledar, which would be its first major gain after half a year of military setbacks. Ukraine, however, continued to say fighting was still taking place.

The claim by Russia comes days after ultra-nationalist Russian mercenary group Wagner, run by an ally of President Vladimir Putin outside the normal chain of military command, had also claimed to have taken Soledar after days of intense fighting that left it strewn with Ukrainian dead.

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