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Ukrainians in Severodonetsk must “give up or die,” says separatist leader
Russia has pushed Ukrainian forces again from the middle of Severodonetsk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) mentioned Monday morning.
“The enemy, with the assist of artillery, carried out assault operations within the metropolis of Severodonetsk, had partial success, pushed our models away from town heart, and hostilities proceed,” mentioned the AFU.
Russia was seeing success “on account of a big benefit in artillery,” mentioned Serhiy Hayday, head of the Luhansk area navy administration, through Telegram.
Hayday mentioned round 500 civilians, together with 40 kids, are nonetheless sheltering on the metropolis’s Azot chemical plant, which is coming beneath heavy bombardment “by massive caliber enemy artillery,” he mentioned.
Ukrainian forces have been making an attempt to evacuate folks, mentioned Hayday. “Azot shelters should not as robust as these in Mariupol’s Azovstal,” he added.