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Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the besieged eastern city of Sieviero Donetsk weeks after the fierce bloody battle,Luhansk Governor Serhiy Haidai said on Friday. ..
Russian troops are relentlessly attacking the administrative center of the Luhansk region, and Ukrainians are withdrawing to avoid siege.
Russia controls about 95% of Luhansk Oblast and about 50% of neighboring Donetsk Oblast. Both are in the disputed Donbus area.
Commander army of Ukrainian artillery units , Mykhailo Strebizh set foot on a house destroyed by artillery in a village near the front line of Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (AP Photo / Bernat Armangue, File)
Heidi said he would continue to fight from a new position after the defender withdrew.
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Ukrainians andRussians on the streets of the city before being trapped in a chemical factory I was fighting.
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Russian soldiers have been occupied A Ukrainian checkpoint with a fortified pit near the town of Shastier, a territory under the control of the Government of the People's Republic of Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, on Saturday, June 11, 2022, guarding the area. This photo was taken during a trip hosted by the Russian Ministry of Defense. .. (AP)
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Russian troops have weakened Ukraine's resistance and have made a profit in the city and neighboring Lysychans'k.
"We have to pull everyone back," Haidai said. "It doesn't make sense to stay in the destroyed position, as the number of casualties in poorly fortified areas increases daily."
Russia's Pentagon said Friday south of Lysychans'k He claimed to have "completely blocked" four Ukrainian corps and foreign mercenary forces (about 2,000 soldiers).
Near the apartment building damaged during the bombardment Women make gestures Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, territory of the Government of the People's Republic of Donetsk, Wednesday, June 22, 2022.(AP Photo / Alexei Alexandrov)
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Heidi said the Russians were also heading from Zolote and Toshikifuka to Ukraine, and invaded the edge of the city with the addition of Russian reconnaissance forces. However, it was kicked out by its defenders.
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, four months ago, called a "special military operation," and recently failed to occupy the national capital, Kyiv, in the conflicting East Donbus region. Moved the focus to.
US and Allied leaders visited Kiif to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Last week,leaders from France, Italy, Germany and Poland visited. – And the United States and its allies continue to support the country with military aid.
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The United States recently launched a medium-range American rocket launcher. I sent it to Ukraine.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
