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Jun 24, 2022, 5 tweets

#BREAKING Ukraine forces ordered to retreat from Severodonetsk: governor

#UPDATE Ukraine's forces will have to retreat from Severodonetsk, the governor of Lugansk says, after weeks of fierce fighting against the Russians in the battleground city.

"Ukrainian armed forces will have to retreat from Severodonetsk. They have received an order to do so"

#BREAKING Moscow-installed official killed in attack in Ukraine's Kherson: news agencies

#UPDATE A Moscow-appointed official in Ukraine's southern #Kherson region (see map) was killed in an explosion, local authorities said on Friday, the latest in a string of attacks on pro-Kremlin officials in Ukrainian regions under Russian control u.afp.com/wDc2

#UPDATE Ukrainian forces will retreat from #Severodonetsk after weeks of fierce fighting over the key eastern city, a senior Ukrainian official said on Friday, in a major boost to Russia's goal of seizing a swathe of eastern Ukraine ▶️ u.afp.com/wDcr

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