Heavy volleys between Russian forces taking control of Sievierodonetsk and Ukrainian forces in a neighboring city are leaving wreckage and growing desperation for the residents stuck there.
Tag: Sievierodonetsk (Ukraine)
The Battle for Mariupol Came Down to a Single Factory. Will Sievierodonetsk Go the Same Way?
The United Nations says that hundreds of civilians are trapped with besieged Ukrainian forces at a chemical plant and “are suffering and experiencing constant shelling and bombardment.”
Your Wednesday Briefing: Sievierodonetsk, Isolated
The key Ukrainian city lost its last bridge as fighting intensifies.
A Link to Besieged Ukrainians Is Cut, as Allies Question Strategy
The last bridge to the city of Sievierodonetsk fell as street battles raged, and some Western officials questioned Ukraine’s ability to keep resisting the Russian onslaught.
Russian Control of Luhansk and Donbas Could Hinge on Sievierodonetsk
Russian-backed forces already control an estimated 80 to 90 percent of the Donbas, which is a prize for President Vladimir V. Putin.
Tough Questions for West as Ukraine Cities Teeter
Sievierodonetsk is nearly encircled. Lysychansk may be next. The momentum of the war has shifted, and Ukraine’s allies may soon start rethinking their goals.
Your Monday Briefing: Russia Encircles Sievierdonetsk
The last Ukrainian-held city in Luhansk is teetering on the brink.
Your Friday Briefing: A Crucial Moment in the Ukraine War
Plus the U.S. begins Jan. 6 hearings and Chinese pilots provoke U.S. allies.
‘Dead Cities’ Become the Flashpoint for the Fierce War in the East
President Volodymyr Zelensky has framed the battle in Sievierodonetsk as pivotal to the broader fight for the Donbas. Amid relentless Russian attacks, Ukraine holds on and waits for Western weapons.