Heavy volleys between Russian forces taking control of Sievierodonetsk and Ukrainian forces in a neighboring city are leaving wreckage and growing desperation for the residents stuck there.
Tag: Donbas (Ukraine)
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A Link to Besieged Ukrainians Is Cut, as Allies Question Strategy
The last bridge to the city of Sievierodonetsk fell as street battles raged, and some Western officials questioned Ukraine’s ability to keep resisting the Russian onslaught.
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On Russia, Europe Weighs Competing Goals: Peace and Punishment
Arming Ukraine is not turning the tide. Is the answer vastly more weapons, as Ukraine says, or a bitter truce?
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Tough Questions for West as Ukraine Cities Teeter
Sievierodonetsk is nearly encircled. Lysychansk may be next. The momentum of the war has shifted, and Ukraine’s allies may soon start rethinking their goals.
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Shortage of Artillery Ammo Saps Ukrainian Frontline Morale
Shells for Soviet-era weapons are running short, and powerful Western weapons are not arriving fast enough to make up the difference, giving Russia a big advantage in artillery.