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Donbass’ fate was decided in the battle of Severodonetsk

He also called on the country’s forces to push back the Russian advances, which are dimming the prospect of victory for Russia. Ukraine in a war that is at a stalemate.

The war in Ukraine has shifted focus from the capital Kiev and Kharkov province to the east, where Russia controls much of the territory.

“Severodonetsk in Luhansk, one of the two provinces that make up the Donbass, is the “epicenter of the confrontation,” Zelensky said in an online address on the night of June 8 (local time).

“The fate of Donbass is being decided here,” the Ukrainian leader said. Ukraine has “caused considerable damage to the enemy”, he said. But this claim has yet to be verified. Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that his forces had “liberated” 97% of the Lugansk region.

Multiple ground and air attacks occurred throughout the Donbass on June 9. In a statement on the same day, the Ukrainian military said: “The enemy used mortars, artillery and many rocket launchers to bombard our units. They fired on civilian infrastructure in the settlements of Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, Privillya, Ustynivka, Horske and Katerynivka.” Hours-long fighting between Ukraine and Russia has destroyed parts of Severodonetsk.

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