Sievierodonetsk

Ukraine says Russians pillage Lysychansk, Sievierodonetsk as offensive underway in Ukraine’s Donetsk

KYIV/SLOVIANSK, Ukraine, July 6 (Reuters) - Ukrainian defenders fought desperately to withstand a major Russian offensive in the Donetsk region, with the enemy laying down heavy artillery fire to pave the way…

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Sievierodonetsk falls to Russia after one of war’s bloodiest fights

KYIV/POKROVSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian forces have fully occupied Sievierodonetsk, the mayor of the eastern Ukrainian city said on Saturday, confirming Kyiv's biggest battlefield setback for more than a month,…

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Russia says eastern attack is going well, strikes Ukraine with missiles

June 19 (Reuters) - Russia said on Sunday that its offensive against Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine was proceeding successfully after it took control of a district in the outskirts of the city. "The offensive in the…

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Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

June 13 (Reuters) - Ukrainian defenders were fighting fiercely for "every metre" of Sievierodonetsk, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as Russian forces destroyed a bridge to another city across the river, leaving stranded…

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Sievierodonetsk epicentre of Donbas battle; Escape difficult after second of three bridges destroyed

KYIV, June 13 (Reuters) - Ukrainian defenders were fighting fiercely for "every metre" of Sievierodonetsk, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as Russian forces destroyed a bridge to another city across the river, leaving…

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Forces fighting street by street in Sievierodonetsk; Rising concern over food as Russia blockades ports

KYIV, June 10 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces were holding their positions in intense street fighting and under day and night shelling in Sievierodonetsk, officials said, as Russia pushes to control the bombed-out…

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Ukraine counterattacks contested city of Sievierodonetsk, Britain says

June 5 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces have counterattacked in the contested city of Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine, Britain's defence ministry said on Sunday. This move will likely blunt the operational momentum Russian…

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UPDATED: Russian shelling sets fire to 10 high-rise buildings in Ukraine’s Sievierodonetsk

April 6 (Reuters) - Ten high-rise buildings are on fire in the eastern Ukrainian town of Sievierodonetsk after Russian forces shelled the town on Wednesday, the governor of the eastern Luhansk region…

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