Ukraine forces to retreat from battleground city: governor

KYIV, 25 June 2022, (TON): A senior Ukrainian official said “Ukrainian forces will retreat from Severodonetsk in the face of a brutal Russian offensive that is reducing the battleground city to rubble.”

The news came shortly after the European Union made a strong show of support for Ukraine, granting the former Soviet republic candidate status, although there is still a long path ahead to membership.

Capturing Severodonetsk, in the Donbas region, has become a key goal of the Russians as they focus their offensive on eastern Ukraine after being repelled from Kyiv following their February invasion.

The strategically important industrial hub has been the scene of weeks of street battles as the outgunned Ukrainians put up a fierce defense.

But Sergiy Gaiday governor of Lugansk, which includes the city said “the Ukrainian military would have to retreat.”

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