Devastating destruction in
#Lysychansk, a city near the frontline. Around 100k people have
fled. Between 10k to 20k remain. Shops are shut. No working cars,
no power, gas, or running water. Constant shelling. It`s impossible
to imagine what these people feel. pic.twitter.com/r2Kmasm4ix
KYIV, June 23 (Reuters) - Ukrainian troops may need to pull back from the key frontline city of Lysychansk to avoid being encircled after Russian forces captured two villages to its south, regional governor Serhiy Gaidai said on Thursday.
The retreat of Ukrainian troops from Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk, the last two Ukrainian-held cities in Luhansk, would bring Moscow closer to one of its key war aims of capturing all of that region.