Soviet-era industrial city of Sievierodonetsk under increasing threat of collapse as US announces it will supply more weapons to Ukraine, including advanced rocket syste
A local resident stands next to debris of an open market destroyed by a military strike in Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine, in this April 16 2022 file photo. Picture: REUTERS/SERHII NUZHNENKO
Russia “attacked the Azot factory from a plane, resulting in the release of toxic substances,” governor Serhiy Gaidai said, urging residents to remain inside. Reuters could not independently confirm the cause of the incident. Ukraine welcomed the West’s supply of weapons, which has included M777 howitzers deployed along the front line in the Luhansk region that includes Sievierodonetsk, though regional governor Gaidai decried a “rose-coloured” view of the situation.
About 1,000 servicemen were exercising in intense manoeuvres using more than 100 vehicles including Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launchers, it cited the ministry as saying.Russia has also completed testing of its hypersonic Zircon cruise missile and will deploy it by the end of the year on a new frigate of its Northern Fleet, a senior military officer said on Wednesday.
“Some Ukrainian troops have retreated to more advantageous, pre-prepared positions,” Gaidai said. Lysychansk was easier to defend because it is located on a hill but Russian forces will target it with artillery and mortars once in full control of Sievierodonetsk, he said.
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