Situation in Donbas ‘even worse than people say it is’, says Ukraine’s foreign minister, as Kremlin makes further gains
The besieged Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk appeared to be almost completely surrounded by attacking Russian forces on Friday, as the Kremlin continued to make incremental gains in its offensive in the Donbas region, backed by withering shell fire.
“The Russians are pounding residential neighbourhoods relentlessly,” regional governor, Serhiy Haidai, wrote in a Telegram post on Friday. “The residents of Sievierodonetsk have forgotten when was the last time there was silence in the city for at least half an hour.”
