After the fall of Soledar on 16 January 2023 attempts to push even further were successful, with the captures of Blahodatne and Krasnopolivka. This resulted in pushes around and within Bakhmut, which includes Krasna Hora and Paraskoviivka creating a front between both. By 18 January 2023, Krasna Hora was under fire control by Russian forces and they had pushed across the strategic highway between Bakhmut and Slovyansk, trying to move from Pidhorodne.
