War in Ukraine: Kyiv confirms withdrawal of troops from town of Siversk | EUROtoday

The Ukrainian navy says it has withdrawn from town of Siversk within the north of the Donetsk area. Fierce preventing continued to rage within the Siversk space, the General Staff stated on Facebook. “In order to protect the lives of our soldiers and the combat effectiveness of the units, the Ukrainian defenders have withdrawn from the village,” the assertion continued.

Siversk had a inhabitants of simply over 10,000 earlier than the Russian invasion started. For a very long time, the part of the entrance was thought-about comparatively steady, however just lately the strain from the Russian attackers within the space had elevated. Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin introduced the seize of town virtually two weeks in the past at {a partially} broadcast assembly with Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov. Kyiv denied this on the time.

Siversk is taken into account strategically necessary as a result of it’s a part of a line of defense defending the final main conurbation in Donbass managed by Ukrainian forces. After the autumn of Siversk, Russian attackers can now advance additional on the cities of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk.