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Ukrainian forces pulled back to the outskirts of the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday in the face of a fierce Russian assault, the regional governor said, another big swing in momentum in one of the bloodiest battles of the war.

Non-stop street fighting and bombardments as Kremlin seeks full control of Luhansk province

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Street fighting raged Tuesday for control of Ukraine's flashpoint city of Severodonetsk, with the situation changing "every hour", an official said, as Kyiv warned its troops were outnumbered by Russian forces. Just days ago, Moscow seemed close to taking the strategic industrial hub in the east but Ukrainian forces have…

Ukraine will fight to recover all its territory occupied by Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday, as his troops struggled to hold their ground in bloody street-to-street fighting in the city of Sievierodonetsk.

Russia claims control of 97% of Luhansk as UN warns war is creating a human trafficking crisis

Street fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops raged in the battle for the industrial city of Sievierodonetsk as Moscow's forces pushed to conquer Ukraine's eastern Donbas, seeking a decisive win more than 100 days into the invasion.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said his troops have won back half of the city of Severodonetsk from Kremlin soldiers amid a Russian offensive in the region of Luhansk

Ukrainian forces have beaten back Russian units to control about half of the flashpoint eastern city of Severodonetsk, according to local officials. President Volodymyr Zelensky has, meanwhile, been visiting the front lines to support Ukraine's "true heroes".