The last Ukrainian troops holding out in a desperate battle for the city of Sievierodonetsk are ordered to withdraw, but analysts say it is not a major strategic victory for Moscow.
The last Ukrainian troops holding out in a desperate battle for the city of Sievierodonetsk have been ordered to withdraw, after weeks of intense, street-to-street fighting and aerial bombardment.Once Sievierodonetsk falls, Lysychansk will be the only remaining city in Luhansk region not under Russian controlBoth sides are thought to have suffered high casualties in the battle for Sievierodonetsk
Russia has been throwing everything at Sievierodonetsk as part of its mission to take the region of Donbas in eastern Ukraine.To achieve that, Russian forces need to control all of the Luhansk and Donetsk provinces. In a recent assessment, it said: "Ukrainian troops have succeeded for weeks in drawing substantial quantities of Russian personnel, weapons and equipment into the area.
"They announced their focus on the Donbas on the 25th of March. So, we're three months on and they've taken a small amount of territory. From Kyiv, he told the ABC that the retreat from Sievierodonetsk was a strategic move that does not signify any sort of victory for Russia."I believe it was a wise decision to retreat at the moment when there is a possibility to get our forces out of the dangerous area," Mr Khara said.
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