Ukraine's troops will retreat from the besieged city of Sievierodonetsk to avoid encirclement, according to the governor of the eastern Luhansk region. The city has faced relentless Russian bombardment and been battered by house-to-house battles.
The sculpture of prominent Italian poet Dante Alighieri, is protected by sandbags, on Vladimir's Hill in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 23, 2022.
The city of Sievierodonetsk, the administrative center of the Luhansk region, has faced relentless Russian bombardment. Ukrainian troops fought the Russians in house-to-house battles before retreating to a huge chemical factory on the city’s edge, where they holed up in its sprawling underground structures.
Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Haidai said that the Ukrainian troops have been given the order to leave Sievierodonetsk to prevent that.