Russian forces capture first city in battle for Donbas
by Ed Ram and Isobel Koshiw in Dnipro from World news | The Guardian on (#5YANF)
Governor of Kreminna says Ukrainian troops have withdrawn after being attacked from all sides'
Russian forces have seized the city of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region and Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the city, the regional governor has said.
Kreminna, a city of more than 18,000 people about 350 miles (560km) south-east of the capital, Kyiv, appears to be the first city captured in a Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine.
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