The Ukrainian government admitted on Wednesday that it had lost control of the hard-fought town of Soledar in the eastern Donetsk region. Russian units had already announced the complete capture of Soledar at the beginning of last week, but the Ukrainians disputed this. The battle had exposed inter-Russian conflicts, with the Russian Ministry of Defence and the leadership of the mercenary force Wagner arguing about who should claim credit for the capture of the completely destroyed village, which had about 10,000 inhabitants before the war. A Ukrainian army spokesperson said Russian troops suf…