
Severodonetsk: Russia has full control of eastern city, Ukraine says
“The Russians have fully occupied Severodonetsk, our military has retreated to more prepared positions,” Oleksandr Stryuk told Ukrainian TV. Weeks of heavy Russian shelling have reduced the city mostly to ruins. Many civilians have been sheltering at the vast Azot chemical plant, but Mr Stryuk said the only way out now was via Russian-held territory….