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Ukraine orders its forces to withdraw from Sievierodonetsk after weeks of fighting

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Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai said Ukrainian forces had been ordered to retreat from Sievierodonetsk to better fortified positions, after weeks of street fighting and shelling; Haidai estimated 90% of the city was damaged. The next day the head of the city's military administration said Ukrainian forces had almost completed leaving. Its twin city Lysychansk became the last Ukrainian-held city in Luhansk region.

When
24 June 2022
Where
Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
What
territorial change · military
Acting party
Ministry of Defence of Russia
Against
General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Attribution
Acknowledged by the acting party. Ukrainian officials announced the withdrawal.
In the record
Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · monthly summary

Sources

  1. Origin of the claim Al Jazeera Media · Unaffiliated origin: Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai statement · published 2022-06-24 00:00 UTC
  2. Origin of the claim NBC News Media · Unaffiliated origin: Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai statement · published 2022-06-24 00:00 UTC
  3. Origin of the claim Babel Media · Unaffiliated origin: Sievierodonetsk military administration head Oleksandr Stryuk statement · published 2022-06-25 00:00 UTC

History

WhenFieldFromToWhy
2026-10-27 21:03 UTCstatusnullreportedP1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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The War Record, "Ukraine orders its forces to withdraw from Sievierodonetsk after weeks of fighting", ev-20261027-ywra, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-ywra/

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