Ukrainian Forces Could Pull Back from Embattled Eastern City
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The urban battle for Sievierodonetsk testified to the painstaking, inch-by-inch advance by Russian forces as they close in on control of the entire Luhansk region.
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The governor of Luhansk province says Ukrainian forces have pushed back Russian troops in the city of Sievierodonetsk. Meanwhile, the US envoy in Kyiv promised America will assist with investigations into thousands of war crimes allegations against the Russian army.
The Ukrainian defenders had over the weekend regained control over about half the city just as the Russians appeared on the verge of victory. But their position had again become more perilous on Monday morning.
The situation "worsened" for Ukrainian forces in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, the regional governor said, after Ukraine had claimed advances. Follow DW for the latest.
Russia is intensifying its efforts to gain control of eastern Ukraine, with heavy fighting in the Donbas regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. Follow here for live updates.
The situation "worsened" for Ukrainian forces in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, the regional governor said, after Ukraine had claimed advances. Follow DW for the latest.
The fight for Severodonetsk has “worsened for us,” Serhiy Haidai, governor of the Luhansk region, said in a televised interview. Russian forces have been shelling and expanding their footprint in the...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that there was a "difficult situation" in Severodonetsk, but Ukrainians "have every chance to fight."
Russian troops have resumed an offensive on the northern approaches to the key city of Sloviansk amid heavy fighting in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. Follow here for live updates.
Both it and Lysychansk are wedged between Russian forces to the east, north and south — in the small portion of the Luhansk region that Russia has not yet claimed control of. Moscow also appears to ho...
The urban battle for Sievierodonetsk testified to the painstaking, inch-by-inch advance by Russian forces as they close in on control of the entire Luhansk region.
