Last Ukrainian forces in Sievierodonetsk ordered to withdraw
by Peter Beaumont and Pjotr Sauer in Kharkiv from World news | The Guardian on (#60Q6Y)
Neighbouring city of Lysychansk could fall within days as Russia continues slow advance in Donbas
The last Ukrainian forces fighting in the heavily contested eastern city of Sievierodonetsk have been ordered to withdraw in order to avoid being encircled, as fears grow that the neighbouring city of Lysychansk could also fall to Russia within days.
The anticipated loss of Sievierodonetsk is the latest battlefield reverse for Kyiv after its defeat in the port city of Mariupol. According to some estimates, about 12,000 civilians remain in Sievierodonetsk, out of a prewar population of 160,000.
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