Authorities have assured 90% of the city has been destroyed as Russia continues to advance in the region
Ukrainian authorities on Friday ordered their troops to withdraw from the city of Severodonetsk, located in East Lugansk province and one of the main epicenters of the fighting in recent days, before Russian troops advanced into the zone.
“The armed forces will leave Severodonetsk. Our defenders have already received the order,” said Serhiy Haidai, the head of Lugansk’s regional government, who noted that Russian forces “nearly destroyed the city,” according to Ukraine’s Ukrinform news agency.
“Critical infrastructure has been destroyed, 90 percent of the city has been damaged,” he explained, stressing that “80 percent of residential buildings will have to be demolished, because they cannot be restored.”
On the other hand, in a post published on his official account on the social network Facebook, he acknowledged that Russian troops took control of the town of Nikolaevka, located in the area, while accusing Russia of bombing the towns. . from Lisichansk and Borivske«.
This advance by Russian forces comes a day after Ukrainian authorities confirmed they had lost control of Loskutivka and Ray-Oleksandrivka, also around Severodonetsk, one of the main targets of Moscow’s offensive in the Donbas region.
Source: La Verdad
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