'Brutal' battle for Ukraine's Sievierodonetsk will determine fate of Donbas – president - Rappler

After failing to take control of the capital Kyiv, the Kremlin says it is now seeking to completely 'liberate' Ukraine's breakaway Donbas where Russian-backed separatists broke away from Ukrainian government control in 2014

The battle for the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk is brutal and will determine the fate of the Donbas region, said the country’s president, as Russian troops lay waste to the city in an assault ai… [+5487 chars]

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