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Ukrainian troops leave Severodonetsk

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The Ukrainian army is leaving Severodonetsk, where bloody battles have been going on for the last 2 months. This was announced by the head of the military administration of the Luhansk region Sergei Gaidai. 

According to him, the city was completely destroyed, and it became impossible to carry out defensive measures in it. 90% of houses in Severodonetsk are destroyed.

“We had to take our guys out. We cannot allow them to be surrounded,” Gaidai said. He confirmed that the decision to withdraw troops had already been made.

“Our troops were ordered to retreat to previously prepared positions. From there, they will continue to inflict damage on the enemy,” said the head of the Luhansk administration.

According to experts, the capture of Severodonetsk by the Russian army will not have a significant impact on the course of the war.

The Ukrainian troops completed the main task - in the battles for the city they inflicted maximum damage on the enemy, and therefore the attacks of the Russian troops in other important areas turned out to be impossible. According to the Institute of Military Research, the battles for the city reduced the overall offensive potential of the Russian troops. 

According to the original plan, which Russian troops launched in April, they planned to encircle and destroy Ukrainian forces in eastern Ukraine.

It was also planned to occupy the entire territory of the Lugansk and Donetsk regions. The Russian side was only partially able to implement this plan. They were able to occupy a certain territory, but did not fulfill their main task - they could not defeat the Ukrainian armed forces. Observers report that the battle for Severodonetsk and its environs was the bloodiest of the entire war, with thousands of soldiers killed on both sides.