Ukrainian troops withdraw from major cities as Russia moves east

Ukrainian troops a few weeks laterfrom major cities in the eastLocal officials withdrawing spoke on Friday about the fight against the bombardment ofand the invasion of Russian troops.

Regional Governor Serhiy Haidai previously stated that the troops defending Sievierodonetsk "fight in every inch." However, they were pinned to a factory on the edge of the city and abused by Russian artillery.

"Unfortunately, it doesn't make sense to be in a broken position, so we need to withdraw military personnel from Sieviero Donetsk," he wrote in a post on the messaging app Telegram. ..

Severodonetsk was the focus of the war for weeks after Russia shifted its focus to making profits in the eastern part of the country and Ukraine suffered great losses in desperate efforts. .. Under threat

This is still Ukraine in Luhansk Oblast It is one of the two cities under the command of the Ukrainian, and together with the adjacent Donetsk make up the Donbus.

The twin city of Lysychans'k, where the Kremlin's army has recently made remarkable progress, is all within half the complete control of the industrial centers of Russia and Ukraine.

Street Battles r Sieviero Donetsk has been the focus of conflict with Russia in recent weeks , rather than completely controlling the Donbas region. We are slowly moving toward our big goals.

Earlier this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the battle for the city could set the direction for a broader battle over the eastern part of the country.

"This is a very brutal battle, very difficult, and probably one of the most difficult of the whole war," Zelensky said in one of his nightly video addresses. increase. "Severodonetsk continues to be the epicenter of the encounter in Donbus," he added. "Roughly speaking, that's where the fate of our Donbus is now determined."

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