Battle of Rubizhne
Day 101 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Russian Forces Pushed Back East, Putin wants the Ports Demined
Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:
Ukraine: Russian forces have been pushed east
The final fall of Lugansk on the horizon; A new phase of the war begins?
This prompted Ukrainian officials to announce the possibility of withdrawing Ukrainian defenders from Luhansk so that they would not be trapped in a hostile environment.
Lugansk Governor Serhiy Haidai said today that Russian forces had entered Sievierodonetsk - a city of about 100.000 inhabitants that is of great strategic importance to Ukrainian defenders east of it.
Ukraine's plan revealed ?; School in Lugansk bombed - 60 dead? PHOTO
Ukraine announced that all women, children and the elderly were evacuated from Azovstal. Ukrainian President Zelensky pointed out that more than 300 civilians were rescued from Azovstal, and announced the second phase of evacuation.