Ukraine refuses to surrender Severodonetsklast ukrainian stronghold in the region LuganskAlthough the Russian Army forced Ukrainian troops to retreat to the outskirts of the city.
“No one will surrender Severodonetsk“, assured the head of the Lugansk Military Administration, Serhiy Gaidai, through his Telegram account.
Russian troops seem to have taken control of the city, but Ukrainians block their advance along the river towards LisichanskA city located almost on the administrative border with the Donetsk region.
Gaidai acknowledged that Ukrainian troops might have to withdraw to “fortified positions” for good, but was careful to admit that this meant the surrender of Kiev and the “take” of the strategic eastern city by the Russians. “Ours now only controls the suburbs (Severodonetsk’s). However, the fighting continues and it cannot be said that the Russians completely control the city.
The governor, loyal to Kiev, stressed that the Ukrainian forces. they succeeded in repelling eleven enemy attacks in and around the city. “An attempt by Russian troops to advance to Toshkivka (a town a few kilometers from Severodonets) was unsuccessful,” he said. Gaidai insisted The Russians did not achieve the goal of “encircling” the Ukrainian detachmentsi.e. the situation is “controllable”.
The Ukrainian General Staff also emphasized: “successful” resistance of troops in Severodonetsk and on the outskirts of the cityPresident Volodymyr Zelensky”heroicGaidai also envisioned Russia’s attempts to cross the Severski Donets River to create a bridgehead for the Donetsk offensive.The fights will be bloody. They will throw everything they have there to achieve their goals.. Their plans have not changed. “They want to take Severodonetsk and the highway,” he said.
Gaidai welcomed the fact that the Russians had not yet controlled the road to the Sloviansk communications center, which connected Lisichansk with Bakhmut and, together with Kramatorsk, formed the Ukrainian fortified area in Donetsk.
Russia seizes Severodonetsk airport
According to pro-Russians, Ukrainian forces would have already left the Severodonetsk airport and they would take shelter in a nearby forest. “Ukrainian troops control only a small part of the country. nitrogen chemical plantRodion Miroshnik, the representative of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic in Russia, in a statement on the Telegram channel, emphasized that the conflict between the Russians and the Ukrainians is currently taking place on the outskirts of Severodonetsk.
Russian and pro-Russian sources speak Ukrainian Army units in the Donbas suffered “significant losses” in their ranks in recent days, especially in Sviatohirsk, in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic. “In just three days of fighting, the losses of the Ukrainian forces amounted to more than 300 nationalists (Ukrainian soldiers), six tanks, fifteen armored vehicles, 36 artillery and mortars, four Grad launchers and about twenty military vehicles,” Igor said. Russian military spokesman Konashenkov.
Since the Russian invasion began on February 24 “Every five minutes a Russian soldier dies in Ukraine“, agreed Serhiy Bratchuk, spokesperson of the regional military administration of the Odessa region in the Black Sea.
counter attacks
By the way, British Intelligence reported that Ukrainian troops were able to counterattack in the south-west of the Kherson region.occupied by Russian troops. According to these reports, the Ukrainians strengthened their position on the eastern bank of the Inhulets River, a tributary of the Dnieper and winding between Kherson and the neighboring Mykolaiv region.
To defend the regional capital, Russians would place batteries with Iskande cruise missilesAccording to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, it is located several kilometers from the administrative border of Kherson on the annexed Crimean peninsula. Too much herson as well as the southern region Zaporizhiamostly controlled by enemy forces. Integration referendums in the Russian Federation.
According to Ukrainian military sources, Russian soldiers intensified their attacks with artillery and missile launchers in Mykolaiv.. In particular, the suburbs of the regional capital were bombed overnight.
Warning to EU
Meanwhile, Ukrainian president Volodímir Zelenski insisted on Wednesday. Ukraine has done all the necessary work to obtain the status of candidate for membership. European Union (EU)Therefore, it is now up to the member states to express their opinion on the issue.
“Everyone, absolutely everyone, is working, as we all hope, for a very important historic decision to be taken in June. As it is often said in these cases: the ball is in the court of European organizations, the ball is in the court of European organizations. nations,” he said.
kyiv believes it can get candidate status for EU membership this monthDuring the EU leaders’ summit scheduled for 23-24 June.
In this regard, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba warned that Kiev “will not accept replacements or alternatives” to candidate status, referring to proposals to create a new organization that includes the country.