Soledar is a destroyed city in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Situated in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, the city was formerly highly important for its salt mining industry, from which its name Soledar is derived. From Wikipedia
Michael Gloss, a 21-year-old American and son of a senior CIA official, joined the Russian military in 2023 after adopting anti-Western views, with his death in 2024 only recently detailed by investigative reporting.
