Ukrainian forces are fighting to prevent Russian troops from seizing Severodonetsk, while Russia attempts to push south and cut off the strategic eastern city
The battle for control of the Donbas area of eastern Ukraine is escalating, with Ukrainian forces fighting to prevent Russian troops from seizing Severodonetsk, the regional governor said, while Russia attempts to push south from positions it holds further north and cut off the strategic city.
after Moscow failed in its initial attempt to quickly seize the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, in February. Russian forces have tried to capitalize on their numerical advantage in artillery, though Western-supplied howitzers and mobile missile systems are now making their way to Ukraine’s front lines as the country’s leaders plead for more assistance from Europe and the U.S.
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