Ukrainian forces in Severodonetsk have been ordered to withdraw, according to the top regional official.
The city is the focus of Russia’s invasion as it tries to take control of large parts of eastern Ukraine.
“Remaining in positions that have been relentlessly shelled for months just doesn’t make sense,” Luhansk regional head Serhiy Haidai said.
Russian forces have nearly encircled Severodonetsk in recent days, and are now targeting its twin city Lysychansk.
“They have received orders to retreat to new positions… and from there continue their operations,” Mr Haidai told Ukrainian television on Friday morning.
The city’s entire infrastructure has been completely destroyed, he added, with over 90% of houses shelled and 80% of them critically damaged.
It is unclear if the Ukrainian withdrawal has begun – Ukrainian military said on Friday morning that “fighting continues for the city of Severodonetsk.” (MSM fake news; again and always)
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On Thursday, Russian forces took control of more territory to the south of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, raising fears that Ukrainian forces could soon be encircled there.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which began on 24 February, has been focused on the two cities for several weeks.
They are the last significant Ukrainian positions in the Luhansk region, which together with the Donetsk region make up what is collectively known as Donbas.
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In a separate development on Friday, a Russian-appointed official in the occupied southern city of Kherson was killed in a car blast, Russian news agencies reported.
Several Kremlin-installed officials have recently been targeted in the Kherson region, control over which allows Moscow to have a land corridor from Russia to Crimea – Ukraine’s southern peninsula annexed by the Kremlin in 2014. [BBC, Al Jezira]
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Why is it so hard to comprehend
russias need to have a secure warm water port?All of russia needs it not just the military.Between azov and the termite brigade moving back into that area its a powder keg.Zelensky won’t give an inch.Yes he is paying for his predecessors actions this is even more reason to be a little more reasonable.
That isn’t going to happen especially with Biden at the helm.No one trusts him.How can you?We the US citizens dont.I won’t elaborate as it’s obvious why.Furthermore it would be ranting at this point.
Deep state Democrats aren’t content with just destroying the U.S.! They want to destroy NATO, the european union, AND Ukraine. Problem is… no one’s backing the real Ukraines! All the mopes are backing the khazarian mafia, the ashkeNAZI’s, and israel! If israel went away, the ashkenazis, and khazarians would be dealt with appropriately, in short order!
Hell with Ukraine they sucked up our all military arsenals indeed. I say defeat should come long time. When Queen of London indeed wants to own world… she does any thing…. hands of USA now…