INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
seizure of the city of Sievierodonetsk
Ukrainian officials have said that their remaining troops have withdrawn from the city after a prolonged battle with regular Russian troops
and forces from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR).Ukraine has described its retreat from the city as a "tactical
withdrawal" to fight from higher ground in the city of Lysychansk on the opposite side of a river
representative of pro-Russian separatist forces as saying Russian and pro-Russian forces had entered Lysychansk across the river and were
fighting in urban areas there.Speaking exclusively to Sky News UK, from south of the city of Severodonetsk, Ukrainian commander Oleksandr
said almost all of his experienced soldiers who had been fighting together since 2018 have been lost."My unit was 100 percent made up of
professional soldiers who have a lot of experience
announced "as a result of successful offensive operations, units of the people's militia of the LPR, with the support of Russian troops..
completely liberated the cities of Severodonetsk and Borivske,"Ukrainian shelling is said to have forced Russian troops to suspend the
cited local police as saying.The fall of Sievierodonetsk will be viewed as Russia's biggest military gain since capturing the port of
The Russian military is expected to press on and seize more ground on the opposite side of the river bank.In a video address, Ukrainian
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed that Ukraine would win back the cities it lost, including Sievierodonetsk
The territory is made up of Luhansk and Donetsk provinces
has voiced support for uprisings by ethnic Russians since 2014, should be considered independent countries
It has called on Ukraine to cede the territory of the two provinces to its separatist administrations
World War Two has now entered its fifth month.Critics accuse NATO members, with the U.S
and the UK in particular of using Ukraine to expand the Northern military alliance.Instead of backing a peaceful solution to the conflict,
But they need our backing to do so
Monday virtually and, according to the British government, he will be calling on allies to provide long-term support for his country.On
spiritually difficult, emotionally difficult..
earlier announced that it will provide 18 patrol boats to Ukraine as part of the 13th military package to Kyiv.Analysts say the conflict
could have been avoided if NATO and the U.S
fighting started.Ironically, the U.S
economy is not looking in the best of shape with many experts saying a recession is now a matter of when, how strong it will hit, and how
and a halt to the conflict in Ukraine could potentially help the economy rebound from the losses that are currently affecting ordinary
have nosedived to their lowest last week, falling for the fourth consecutive week to a record low while the price of gasoline is rising on
the political nightmare following him, with the British economy also suffering record inflation levels and performing the worst in
co-chairman resign saying "we cannot carry on with business as usual".That came hot on the heels of a no-confidence vote that Johnson
narrowly escaped but will find it difficult to pass legislation with so many Tory MPs turning against him, following scandals including
