Weeks of fighting in Ukraine turn Severodonetsk and Lysychansk into 'dead cities'

Weeks of intense clashes between Russian forces and Ukrainian fighters have turned Severodonetsk and Lysychansk into “dead cities”, President Volodymyr Zelenkyy said.

The two cities nestled in the Donbas industrial heartland of Ukraine are being bombarded by heavy Russian shelling and fierce street-to-street battles have broken out between invading troops and fighters loyal to Kyiv.

UKRAINE, WAR, RUSSIA, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY

Fourteen weeks into the invasion, Moscow is pushing to capture the cities so it can take full control of the Luhansk region and tout it as a war victory.

A Ukrainian official on Tuesday said street fighting continued to rage in the flashpoint city of Severodonetsk and that the situation was changing “every hour”.

Just days ago, Moscow seemed close to taking the strategic industrial hub but Ukrainian forces have managed to stand their ground.

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