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Ukrainian forces pushed back from center of Severodonetsk
Ukraine said on Monday (June 13) that its forces have been pushed back from the center of the eastern city of Severodonetsk, where fighting with Russia has raged for weeks, citing the AFP, the Arabnews reported.
The Ukrainian military said on Facebook: “The enemy, with support of artillery, carried out assault operations in the city of Severodonetsk, had partial success, pushed our units away from the city center.”
The local governor, Sergiy Gaiday, said that “the Russians were partially successful at night” in the city.
He said on Facebook that they “pushed our troops from the center and continue to destroy our city.”
Gaiday said Moscow’s forces were “gathering more and more equipment” to “encircle” Severodonetsk and nearby Lysychansk.
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He added that three civilians were killed by shelling in Lysychansk, across a river from Severodonetsk, in the last 24 hours, including a six-year-old boy.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said late on Sunday (June 12) that Ukrainian and Russian forces were fighting for “literally every meter” in Severodonetsk.
Source: arabnews
