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- Ukrainian forces were ordered to withdraw from Severodonetsk, a small but symbolically important victory for Russia in the battle for control of Donbass.
- Fierce fighting in the city destroyed 80% of the buildings and all its vital infrastructure, said the head of the district administration.
- In recent days, Russian forces have advanced near Lisichansk, another key city in the region.
Ukraine has ordered its troops to withdraw from their remaining bridgehead in the city of Severodonetsk to avoid encirclement, the regional governor said, ending a nearly two-month battle and giving Russia a small but symbolically important victory in a crushing war for control of the East. Ukraine. Donbass region.
Difficult to defend and separate from the rest of the territory held by the Ukrainians by the river, Severodonetsk, a city of just over 100,000 before the war, had limited strategic value in itself. However, it is of political importance to both countries due to its status as the administrative center of the Ukrainian-controlled parts of Luhansk, one of the two regions that make up Donbass.
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