Ukrainian forces could pull back from embattled eastern city.
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces battling Russian troops in a key eastern city appeared on the cusp of retreat Wednesday, though the regional governor insisted they are still fighting “for every centimeter” of the city. by Russian forces as they close in on control of the entire Luhansk region, one of two that make up the industrial heartland known as the Donbas. in the early days of the war, Russia shifted its focus to the region of coal mines and factories.
Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Haidai acknowledged the difficulties in Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday, telling The Associated Press “maybe we will have to retreat, but right now battles are ongoing in the city.”Earlier, on the Telegram messaging app, he said Ukrainian forces were fighting “for every centimeter of the city.”
Sievierodonetsk became the administrative capital of the region after the city of Luhansk was taken by separatists in 2014. Both it and Lysychansk are wedged between Russian forces to the east, north and south, and are among a few cities and towns in Luhansk still holding out. Meanwhile, to the north, Russian shelling of the northern Kharkiv region killed five people and wounded 12 more over the past 24 hours, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said Wednesday.
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