Ukrainian troops were forced to withdraw as Russia tried to block the city of Lysychansik

Russian troops are trying to blockUkraineeastern strategic city Risichansk, and the Governor of Luhansk said on Saturday a relentless attack on nearby Sievierodnetsk. The withdrawal mentioned after being forced to start the Ukrainian army.

Russiahas also launched a missile attack in areas far from the center of the eastern battle.

LuhanskState Governor Serhiy Haidai said on Facebook that Russian and separatist fighters tried to block Lysychansk from the south. The city is next to Sievierodnetsk, which has endured weeks of relentless attacks and house-to-house battles.

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Russian Interfax spokesman Andrey Marochiko, a separatist spokesman, said Russian troops and separatist fighters have entered Rissichansk and the fighting is taking place in the heart of the city. .. There was no immediate comment on the claim from the Ukrainian side

Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk to capture everything It was part of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, which was the focus of the targeted Russian attack and destroyed the Ukrainian forces that defended it. This is the most capable and combat-enhanced segment of the country's army.

The two cities and their surrounding areas are the last major pockets of Ukrainian resistance in Luhansk, 95% of which are under the control of Russian and local separatists. Russians and separatists also dominate about half of Donetsk, the second state of Donbus.

Sieviero due to Russian bombing Most of Doneck has become rubble and the population has dropped from 100,000 to 10,000. Part of the Ukrainian army, along with about 500 civilians, is trapped in a huge Azot chemical factory on the edge of the city. Separatist representative Ivan Filiponenko reported that the army evacuated 800 civilians from the factory at night, Interfax reported.

After Haidai said Friday that Ukrainian troops had begun to withdraw from Sievierodnetsk, military analyst Oleg Zudanov said some troops were heading for Risichancek. However, Russia's move to cut off Lysychansk will give the retreating troops a little rest.

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Approximately 1,000 kilometers (600) From Miles) to the west, four Russian rockets collided with Jarobib's "military objects," said Maxim Kozitzky, Governor of the Riviv region. He did not reveal the details of the goal, but Jarobib has a considerable military base used to train fighter aircraft, including foreigners who volunteered to fight for Ukraine.

Russia Rocket struck Yarobib base in March, killing 35 people. Although far from the forefront, the Livib region was attacked at various points in the war as Russian troops worked to destroy fuel depots.

On Saturday morning, about 30 Russian rockets were also launched in the Zhytomyr region of central Ukraine, killing one Ukrainian soldier, said regional governor Vitaliy Buchenko.

According to Ukrainian troops, about 20 rockets were launched from Belarus into the Chernichf region in the north.

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Ukrainian Air Force Command said the Russian long-range Tu-22 bomber was first deployed from Belarus. Neighboring countries have Russian troops, which were used as a stage before Russia invaded Ukraine, but their troops do not cross the border.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarus President Alexander Lucashenko were to meet on Saturday in St. Petersburg.

A senior U.S. defense official who spoke in Washington on condition of anonymity said on Friday that Ukrainians would leave Sievierodnetsk to consolidate their troops into a better position to defend. I called it "tactical retrograde". This will add to Ukraine's efforts to keep Russian troops in a small area for a long time, officials said.

The invasion that began in February. 24, the Russian army shifted its focus to Donbus. In Donbus, Ukrainian troops have been fighting Moscow-backed separatists since 2014.

Western allies with heavier weapons to counter Russia's thermal dominance after repeating the Ukrainian language This week, four medium-range American rocket launchers arrived.

US defense officials are training outside Ukraine on Friday for more Ukrainian troops to use the High Mobile Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) with weapons by mid-July. He said he was expected to return to his country. The rocket can travel about 45 miles (70 kilometers). In addition, 18 US coastal and river patrol boats will be sent.

Officials said there was no evidence that Russia had blocked the steady influx of weapons from the United States and other countries into Ukraine. Russia threatens to attack such cargo and claims to have actually attacked it.

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