US EditionUkrainian troops withdraw from eastern town of Siversk
Ukrainian forces withdrew from Siversk to save lives and maintain combat strength amid Russian advances aided by superior manpower and equipment, Kyiv's General Staff said.
- On Dec 23, Kyiv's General Staff said Ukrainian forces withdrew from Siversk, Donetsk region, as Russian troops mounted an offensive threatening key eastern cities.
- Kyiv's General Staff said the pullback was to preserve lives and combat capability because Russia had a significant manpower and equipment advantage plus difficult weather conditions.
- Russia said earlier this month it had captured Siversk, a claim Kyiv denied while Deep State documented gradual Russian gains and Kyiv's General Staff said fighting continues around the town.
- With Siversk vacated, Russian forces are nearer Sloviansk, about 30 km away, and U.S. diplomatic pressure on Ukraine to negotiate over the Donetsk region rises.
- Amid a slow, grinding Russian advance through Donetsk, the withdrawal fits the nearly four-year-old war that has killed tens of thousands and follows President Vladimir Putin's threat last week.
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"It's safe, the Donbass will remain in our hands," said Milan, a Ukrainian soldier whom we interviewed in June 2022, despite the "rain of shells" that was already falling on the small town of Siversk, which had 11,000 inhabitants before the war. Moscow has since spared no effort to seize this strategic communication node, one of the last obstacles of the Donbass.Tuesday, Kiev announced that it had withdrawn from Siversk, in order to "preserve th…
In the east of Ukraine, Russian troops put strong pressure on Ukrainians: Kiev confirmed the withdrawal of the army from the strategically important city of Siversk. Meanwhile, there was another explosion in Moscow with three deaths.
Ukrainian forces withdrew from the city of Siversk in the east of Ukraine, the army announced last night, while Russian forces intensified their offensive, the British television network BBC (BBC) reported.
The Ukrainian army announced its withdrawal from the city of Siwersk in the Donetsk region. This would be done to preserve the lives of soldiers and the fighting ability of the units, the General Staff reported. Russia had already announced the capture of the city just two weeks ago.
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