Kyiv: On May 30, it emerged that Russian troops had entered the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk. According to the regional governor, fierce fighting was heard over the ruins of a city that had become the focus of Moscow’s offensive. Persistent shelling has left Ukrainian forces defending ruins in Sievierodonetsk, but their refusal to withdraw hindered the wider Russian offensive across the Donbas region. Luhansk region governor Serhiy Gaidai said that Russian troops had advanced into the city’s southeastern and northeastern fringes.
