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Escalating fighting in Eastern Ukraine, the US makes an important decision

Military analysts say the battle in Sievierodonetsk is part of the Kremlin’s race against time.

The city is crucial to Moscow’s plan to gain control of the entire Donbas industrial region in eastern Ukraine, before Kiev receives additional weapons and aid from the West.

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Photo of a Ukrainian tank in the Donetsk region – Eastern Ukraine on May 30. Photo: AP

However, in a development described as a “potential obstacle” to Ukraine, US President Joe Biden recently denied that Washington was considering sending long-range rocket systems to Ukraine.

“We are not going to send Ukraine rocket systems that can hit Russian territory,” Trump said, but did not elaborate further, according to radio. RT.

The statement was made not long after the US media simultaneously reported that the White House was considering donating M270 MLRS and M142 HIMARS missile systems with a range of up to 500 km to Ukraine. These modern rocket systems can help the Ukrainian army attack deep into Russian territory, including major cities.

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The US will not provide long-range rocket systems to Ukraine. Photo: AP

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 30 that the situation in Donbas is still “extremely difficult” because the Russian military is “using maximum combat power” there.

The Ukrainian military said that Russian forces had consolidated positions on the Northeastern and Southeastern suburbs of Sievierodonetsk, the last city under Ukrainian government control in the Luhansk region.

The mayor of Sievierodonetsk, Oleksandr Striuk, said the city was “totally ruined”, as Russian artillery destroyed essential infrastructure and damaged 90% of buildings in the city.

According to Mayor Striuk, most of the electricity and communications in Sievierodonetsk have been cut off and the city that was once home to 100,000 residents now has only about 12,000 to 13,000 left.

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