Ukrainian forces have been pushed back by a Russian bombardment in the frontline eastern city of Sievierodonetsk and now only control its outskirts. Serhiy Haidai, the governor of Luhansk, said most of the city was in Russian hands and it was no longer possible to rescue stranded civilians.
The battle for Sievierodonetsk is where the fate of Donbas is being decided and is probably the most difficult seen so far during the war,…