 The Russians are stepping on the dead bodies of their soldiers. Russia has stepped up its attacks around Bakhmut in Ukraine's eastern region of Donbas and particularly around the city of Solidar, few miles north of Bakhmut. According to Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hannah Malia, Russian troops have commenced another major assault. Ukrainian forces repelled an earlier attempt to take the town but a large number of Wagner units quickly returned, deploying fresh tactics and more soldiers under heavy artillery cover, Malia said on Telegram. The enemy literally steps over the corpses of their own soldiers, using massed artillery MLRS systems and mortars, she added, explaining that the attackers were drawn from Wagner's best reserves. So far, Russian forces have been unsuccessful in capturing the city of Solidar despite their desperate attempt to storm the city from different directions and despite throwing the most professional units of the Wagner rights into battle, said Colonel General Oleksandr Sivisky, commander of Ukrainian ground forces, referring to the Kremlin-linked Wagner mercenary group. Ukrainian officials say they are strengthening forces around Bakhmut and repelling constant attacks by Wagner fighters whose leader, businessman Yevgeny Prigozin, is targeting the area's vast underground mines. In his video address, President Volodymyr Zelensky said the resilience of Ukraine's forces fighting off waves of attacks in Donbas has helped the country win time and gain strength. Thanks to the resilience of our soldiers in Solidar, we have won for Ukraine additional time and additional strength, he said.