Russia poured all its strength to surround Severodonetsk, in order to control all of Lugansk

The Ukrainian government has warned that the situation is becoming more and more serious in Severodonetsk – one of the last major cities in the eastern Ukrainian province of Lugansk that is still under the control of Ukrainian forces.

This statement was made in the context that Russia is focusing all its efforts on besieging Severodonetsk, in order to control all of Lugansk. The city, with a population of about 100,000 people before the war, could become the next big battleground when the battle for the port city of Mariupol is over, according to military analysts.

Mr. Serhiy Haidai, Governor of Lugansk accused Russia of destroying this area: “If they break one more bridge, the city will be completely cut off electricity.” According to Mr. Serhiy Haidai, there are still about 10,000 people in Severodonetsk and these people often have to “in bomb shelters”. “They are always trying to break through the defenses of the Ukrainian army every day. The shelling took place continuously.

After declaring full control of Mariupol, the Kremlin concentrated its troops in Severodonetsk, which Serhiy Haidai described as an “outpost” to deter Russian forces and facilitate other parts of Ukraine. had time to prepare for a Russian attack. “On the one hand, this allows the Ukrainian army in Kharkov to repel the Russian forces, and on the other hand gives Donetsk time to build fortifications. Mike Mullen, former chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, predicted that the war in eastern Ukraine would be a protracted and bloody one.

Russia has not yet responded to Ukraine’s above statement. Earlier on the same day, Russia’s TASS news agency reported that Ukrainian forces had shelled the settlement of Yasinovataya in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and that the Russian National Guard had wiped out the Ukrainian stronghold near Lugansk.