'We will have enough strength and resources to defend ourselves. However it is possible that in order not to be surrounded we will have to retreat.' UkraineWar Luhansk
Ukrainian servicemen are seen in the trenches as fighting against Russian troops continues near Cherkaske City.The governor of Ukraine's eastern Luhansk province, now almost completely under Russian control, says Ukrainian forces might have to retreat from their final pocket of resistance there to avoid being captured.
"The Russians will not be able to capture Luhansk region in the coming days as analysts have predicted," Mr Gaidai said on Telegram, referring to the near-surrounded cities. Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleskiy Arestovych said overnight that the well-organised attack on Lyman showed Russia's military, which was driven back from the capital Kyiv in March, was improving its tactics and operations.
Russian forces gained ground in the Donbas area after piercing Ukrainian lines last week in the city of Popasna, south of Sievierodonetsk. On the diplomatic front, European Union officials said a deal might be reached by Sunday to ban deliveries of Russian oil by sea, accounting for about 75 per cent of the bloc's supply, but not by pipeline - a compromise to win over Hungary and unblock new sanctions.The Moscow branch of Kyiv's Orthodox Church said Friday it was cutting ties with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, declaring "full independence" in a historic move against Russia's spiritual authorities.
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