Russian troops are moving into the city of Severodonetsk from the outskirts, Luhansk region governor Serhiy Gaidai said on Monday.
Severodonetsk, the largest city that Kyiv still partly controls in the Luhansk region of the Donbas, has been the focus of Russia’s attacks in Eastern Ukraine.
“Unfortunately we have disappointing news — the enemy is moving into the city,” Gaidai told national television.
He said the neighbouring city of Lysychansk was still under Ukrainian control, while the main road into the two cities has been shelled, but not blocked.
“They use the same tactics over and over again. They shell for several hours — for
