The mayor of Severodonetsk in Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine, has admitted that the city was completely under the control of Russian troops and announced that the Russian Ministry of Defense has also taken control of the city.
The Ukrainian side is poised to relocate to an adjacent city and reorganize its troops, and President Zelensky emphasized his willingness to recapture each city, including Severodonetsk.
In eastern Ukraine, Russian troops aiming for complete control of Luhansk Oblast have intensified their offensive against Ukraine-based Severodonetsk and Lysychans'k, which is adjacent across the river, for more than three months.
Under these circumstances, the mayor of Severodonetsk, Struk, admitted on the 25th that the Ukrainian army had withdrawn, saying that "the city was completely under the control of the Russian army", and Kona Schenkov, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, also completely took Severodonetsk. Announced that he was in control.
"It is currently impossible to maintain the front line. The army will withdraw to high ground and continue defense operations there," said the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense intelligence agency in Lysychans'k, which is adjacent to Severodonetsk across the river. It was revealed that the unit was being reorganized.
On the other hand, the Russian side has advanced troops from the south to Lysychans'k, claiming that the urban warfare has begun on the 25th, and the offense and defense are expected to intensify.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky released a new video on the 25th, stating that he will "regain all cities" and emphasized his willingness to recapture each city including Severodonetsk.
He also revealed that he had received 45 missile attacks in half a day in a wide area other than eastern Ukraine, including the northern and southern regions, and repeatedly appealed for increased sanctions on Russia and the need for further military assistance.
In connection with this, on the 25th, Ukrainian Army General Commander Zaluzhny deployed a high-mobility rocket artillery system = Hymers, which was provided by the United States, in the actual battle on his SNS, and attacked the target that invaded the territory. I posted that I did.
In the video that seems to have used HIMARS, you can see what appears to be a rocket launched from the ground at night flying.
Ukraine wants to attack the Russian army by utilizing weapons provided by Europe and the United States.