Russia is another step closer to controlling Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region after Kyiv ordered its troops to withdraw from the city of several Severodonetsk there’s no time for when that withdrawal will happen Russian forces have made advances and are now nearly encircling the critical battleground
The governor of Luhansk says it does not make sense for Ukrainian soldiers to stay in positions that are being heavily shelled Severodonetsk has seen months of intense bombardment and all-out street fighting the defenders pulling out will resist Russia’s invasion from other areas of the city and nearby Lysychansk are Ukraine’s last position in Luhansk one of the two regions making up the eastern donbass
The early reports show that Kyiv’s troops have withdrawn from Lysychansk to avoid being besieged. Russia has been targeting the Donbas ever since it failed to capture the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
This does look like the entire Luhansk region could now come under Russian control which would be a turning point in a sense because this is what Russia has been talking about. It’s pivoted to the Donbas so many months ago now the detail behind this Sergey had the regional.
This is what’s known as a tactical retreat militarily there are some questions over this now because the bridges between the eastern bank of that river and the city of Lysychansk on the western bank now blow a night and will the Ukrainians be leaving behind some heavy equipment that they might need elsewhere in this conflict and what.
