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Russian troops have completely occupied Severodonetsk, the city’s mayor, Oleksandr Stryuk, said on Saturday.
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The Ukrainian army announced on Friday that it would step down from Severodonetsk to better protect neighboring Lysichansk.
Struk also said that the occupiers of Severodonetsk were now filming a propaganda video with civilians leaving the bombing plant at the Azot shelter.
Russia is now fully occupied by Azot. They are trying to establish their own order. As far as I know, they have appointed a “commander” who is now assembling an “active core”, “said Strjuk.
He noted that the city was badly damaged and that it would be difficult for civilians to survive there. However, the local hospital has already established stocks of the most important medicines.
Struk said civilians had left the Azot plant and the occupiers were filming a propaganda video with them.
Several hundred people hid in the factory.
“These people have spent about three months bombing shelters and cellars. They have a hard time emotionally, psychologically. Now they need help, medical and psychological, ”said Strjuk.
Currently, civilians can only travel from Severodonetsk to the Russian-occupied territories. It is not possible to evacuate people through the contact line, Strjuk said.
The head of the Luhansk district administration, Serhiy Hayday, said on Friday that Russian troops had almost completely destroyed Severodonetsk, all critical infrastructure had been destroyed, 90% of the city had been damaged and 80% of residential buildings had to be demolished because they could not be rebuilt.
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