- Ukraine claims to have retaken a portion of Severodonetsk; a manufacturing city in the Donbas that has been the target of a Russian attack.
- Ukrainian forces have reversed a Russian advance in Severodonetsk.
- Recapturing around 20% of the vital eastern city, according to the governor of Luhansk province.
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On Saturday, fierce combat erupted in Severodonetsk and Lysychansk; the last two Russian-controlled cities more than 100 days after Moscow invaded its western neighbour.
Russian forces had suffered significant defeats, according to Governor Serhiy Haidai, and were blowing up bridges over the Siverskyi Donets River to prevent Ukraine from bringing in military reinforcements and delivering help to residents in Severodonetsk.