The fighting in the city has previously been described by the region's governor as "a hell on earth" and the city, which previously had over a hundred thousand inhabitants, is now bombed and deserted.
- Every night is a challenge and there is nowhere to go, says Elena Ivanova.
The fact that the Russians have taken control of Sievjerdonetsk is described as an important victory because they have almost full control over the entire Luhansk region.
The final battle
But only almost.
On the other side of a river is the neighboring city of Lysychansk, where the next fierce battle is now expected to take place after Ukrainian forces repositioned themselves there.
And possibly last.
If Russia takes control of that area, Russia has full control over the Luhansk region.
An important victory, not least politically, for President Vladimir Putin.
- Putin would use it as a political gain - he needs something to show when the war really did not go as well as he initially hoped, Ilmari Käihkö, senior lecturer in military science at the Swedish National Defense College, has previously told SVT.
See the pictures from Sievjerodonetsk and hear the residents tell about the situation in the video above.