Ukrainian troops leave Severodonetsk, said the head of the Lugansk Regional Military Administration Sergey Gaidai. International experts believe that the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Severodonetsk fulfilled their tasks and their retreat cannot be called defeat, writes the Air Force.
According to Gaidai, in Severodonetsk, which Russians are fired daily for four months, 90% of buildings have been destroyed or damaged. About 7-8 thousand inhabitants remain in Severodonetsk, 10 thousand in Lisichansk. Before the full -scale invasion of Russia, 100 thousand people lived in each of these cities.
“Russian troops are advancing in all directions in the area of Severodonetsk and Lisichansk, using aviation and” Point -U “missiles, – Radio Liberty told another Ukrainian official, chairman of the Severodonetsk district state administration, Roman Vlasenko.
“Aviation works,” Points-U “, the whole set of artillery works. The offensive in all directions. They are stormed by Lisichansk, the road is stormed by Bakhmut-Lisichansk. And the surrounding villages, Pavlograd, Sirotino, Borovskoye are also on Severodonetsk. fighting, ”says Roman Vlasenko.
The head of the Municipalite of the Gorsko, Alexei Babchenko, said that on Friday morning, the entire area south of Lisichansk was completely occupied by Russia.
“Unfortunately, today the Gorsky district is occupied. There are some insignificant, local battles on the outskirts, but the enemy has entered,” said Alexey Babchenko.
And Gaidai said that the Russians took Nikolaevka-the village southwest of Lisichansk, near the road Bakhmut Lisichansk.
Sergey Gaidai says that the Ukrainian military is being withdrawn from Severodonetsk, because it makes no sense to be in broken positions, since the soldiers cannot get help and the number of dead is growing.
According to him, the way out of Severodonetsk will take some time. On the forefront in Severodonetsk are now the fighters of the Armed Forces and the National Guard.
Later, in an interview with Ukrainian television channels, Gaidai said that a retreat from Lisichansk was also excluded. “To avoid the environment, our command may order the troops to move to new positions. All Lisichansk in the reach of their fire. It is very dangerous in the city,” the Roiter agency quotes the head of Ova.