In recent days, Russian forces have made gains around Sievierodonetsk and the neighboring city of Lysychansk ... said Ukrainian troops have been ordered to leave Sievierodonetsk to prevent ...

“It was very difficult to convince people to leave,” Stryuk said ... The war had eroded Lysychansk to a tenacious core, but a remarkable sense of order and organization persevered.

Serhai Haidai says control over some settlements had switched several times; 350,000 people urged to leave Donetsk The ... continues in the villages around Lysychansk. On Telegram, Serhai Haidai ...

He said that the troops in the city "have already received the order to move to new positions ... with only the city of Lysychansk left in Ukrainian hands if Sievierodonetsk falls.

Weeks of ferocious artillery barrages have devastated urban and rural areas, leaving an unknown number of people dead and injured. Lysychansk ... be one of the last to leave Severodonetsk ...

"Nothing good will happen, the best thing is to leave," she said. On Sunday alone, a rain of rockets and other explosives in the city left at least six people dead and 19 injured. - 'Show this to ...