Ukrainian forces eked their way closer to the center of Severodonetsk Thursday, the latest turn in an increasingly bloody struggle for the last un-occupied urban center in the northern Donbas state…
Ukrainian forces eked their way closer to the center of Severodonetsk Thursday, the latest turn in an increasingly bloody struggle for the last unoccupied city in the northern Donbas state of Luhansk.“Yesterday was successful for us — we launched a counteroffensive and in some areas we managed to push [the Russians] back one or two blocks. In others they pushed us back, but just by a building or two,” he said in an interview on Ukrainian TV.
“Yesterday the occupiers suffered serious losses — if every day were like yesterday, this would all be over soon.”, and were considering a retreat across the Siverskyi Donets River to the higher ground of Lysychansk.Progress in the city is being measured building by building.AFP via Getty Images Mayor Oleksandr Stryuk confirmed on Telegram that Ukrainian forces had since taken back nearby residential neighborhoods.Stryuk also warned that the humanitarian situation for the 10,000 to 15,000 civilians still in the city was “almost critical,” as much of the city was in ruins.
Kusyk, the National Guard commander, said his troops would hold, but called their lack of long-range artillery “catastrophic,” keeping them from responding to Russian bombardment.Much of Severodonetsk is in ruins.
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