Battle for city is key for Russia to establish control over the last Ukrainian-held sliver of Luhansk region
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After weeks of ferocious fighting, Ukrainian forces will retreat from a besieged city in the east of the country to avoid encirclement, a regional governor said Friday.
Sievierodonetsk, the administrative centre of Luhansk region, has faced relentless Russian bombardment. Ukrainian troops fought house-to-house battles before retreating to a chemical factory on the edge of the city, where they holed up in its sprawling underground structures.
