The Ukrainian official in charge of the region stated Tuesday that Russian troops had gained partial control of the east Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk, as Moscow’s army moved farther into the Donbas region.

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He said that Ukrainian forces still control parts of the industrial metropolis in eastern Ukraine, and that Moscow’s troops “cannot move freely across the city.”

“The enemy is planning an operation to clear the surrounding villages,” Gaiday added.

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Severodonetsk, which had a population of roughly 100,000 people before the conflict, is one of many significant urban centres on Russia’s way to conquering the whole Lugansk area and east Ukraine’s de-facto administrative centre, Kramatorsk.

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