Removal of civilians perseveres in ‘quiet’ moments as Russia shifts bulk of military efforts to capturing city
A senior Russian commander said that Russian forces were ready to open up a humanitarian corridor on Wednesday morning to evacuate civilians from the Azot plant to Svatove, a city north of Sievierodonetsk controlled by pro-Russian forces.
The Russian army has shifted the bulk of its military efforts to capturing Sievierodonetsk in its attempt to take full control of Luhansk and Donetsk, collectively known as the Donbas. Serhiy Haidai, governor of the Luhansk, told Ukrainian television on Tuesday that two more Russian battalion tactical groups had been moved into the area.
On Monday, several Ukrainian officials called on the west to supply Ukraine with heavier weapons as the country’s commander in chief, Valery Zaluzhnyi, said Russian forces had a tenfold advantage in firepower.