Sievierodonetsk

After weeks of bloody battles and persistent defense by outgunned Ukrainian soldiers, Russia’s forces are likely to be severely depleted of both men and equipment.

Russia says eastern attack is going well, strikes Ukraine with missiles

”The offensive in the Sievierodonetsk direction is developing successfully,” Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a video statement. He said the settlement of Metyolkine, on the eastern outskirts of the city, had been taken.

Ukraine’s grip on key eastern city appears to slip further

Russian forces have pushed Ukrainian troops from the center of Sievierodonetsk, the Ukrainian military said Monday, as Ukraine’s grip on the strategic eastern city appeared to weaken further.

Russian artillery pounds Sievierodonetsk, hundreds of civilians shelter in chemical plant

Ukraine has issued increasingly urgent calls for more Western weapons to help defend Sievierodonetsk, which Kyiv says could hold the key to the outcome of the battle for control of the eastern Donbas region and the future course of the war.