Russian troops pushed farther into the key eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk and fought street by street with Kyiv's forces Monday in a battle the mayor said has left the city in ruins and driven tens of thousands of people from their homes.
The Russian focus on Sievierodonetsk has already left the city “completely ruined,” Mayor Oleksandr Striuk said. Artillery barrages have destroyed critical infrastructure and damaged 90% of the buildings, and power and communications have been largely cut to a city that was once home to 100,000 people.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military said Russian forces reinforced their positions on the northeastern and southeastern outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, 145 kilometers south of the Russian border in an area that is the last pocket of Ukrainian government control in Luhansk. “The Ukrainian army can’t afford losing as many soldiers as the Russians,” Zhdanov said. “The Ukrainians hope that Russia will run out of steam soon.”
On Monday, Biden told reporters outside the White House that there are no plans for the U.S. to send long-range rocket systems to Ukraine, amid reports that the move is being considered.
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