Russian forces are trying to take Severodonetsk, one of the largest Ukrainian-controlled cities in the east. If Russia takes over the city, it will occupy almost all of Luhansk, much of the Donbass region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow’s fighting power was at “maximum” strength in its efforts to take over the area.
Severodonetsk: “Most of this besieged city is controlled by Russian forces,” said Sergei Khadai, head of the region’s military administration, in an update to the Telegram – compared to about half before – although he said the city was “not surrounded.” “. The city’s critical infrastructure has been destroyed and most of its houses have been damaged – about 60 per cent of them are irreparable, Hadai said. “It is” impossible “to bring in humanitarian aid or get people out because of the Russian shelling,” he said.
Donbass region: Russia must take over the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk and a key road connecting the cities of Dnipro and Donetsk to achieve its likely goal of capturing the entire eastern Ukrainian province of Luhansk and Donetsk, the British Defense Ministry said in an intelligence update Tuesday. Severodonetsk is about 45 miles northeast of Kramatorsk.
Kharkiv region: The photos show buses evacuating people Monday from the city of Kupyansk, on the outskirts of Kharkov. Reuters reported that the city is under the control of Russian troops. Kremlin forces have been prevented from capturing Ukraine’s second-largest city, but they occupy about a third of the wider Kharkiv region, according to the regional military administrator.
Kherson region: Ukrainian and Russian forces are fighting for control of parts of the southern region, where Ukraine is seeking to disrupt Russia’s front line, according to the Washington-based Institute for War Studies. However, Ukrainian counterattacks are limited in scope and analysts at the institute do not believe they are able to retake the city of Kherson, which fell under Russian occupation in the early days of the war. A local separatist leader said the port city has begun supplying grain to Moscow amid Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian grain exports elsewhere.
Amy Cheng, Andrew Jeong and Morgan Coates contributed to this report.
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