3 bridges to Severodonetsk destroyed in Ukraine, Russia cuts off supply and evacuation routes
New Delhi: Russian troops have destroyed the last of the three bridges connecting the city of East Ukraine in Severodonetsk with its twin city Lysychansk, thus cutting the evacuation route to escape from the local population.
The Ukraine military said Russia tried to get a foothold in the city center that had experienced heavy battles in the past weeks, Reuters reported.
The fall of Severodonetsk will provide Russian control over the entire Luhanansk region, which has been partially governed by the Russian separatist.
Luhanansk regional governor Serhiy Haidai said "The situation in Severodonk is very exacerbated" and that Russia destroys high -rise buildings ".
CNN quoted Haidai who said that getting weapons and supplies is now difficult but not impossible.
He said: "Lysychansk has been is...