The 25th Army units of the Russian Southern Grouping have taken control of Severianka to the northeast of Sievierodonetsk and released a video showing the Russian flag flying in different parts of the settlement. Severianka is a large village of great strategic importance and has long been one of the most fortified strongholds of the Ukrainian forces on the Sievierodonetsk front. The Southern Grouping engaged in prolonged fierce fighting with Ukrainian forces in Severianka, as the Ukrainian resistance was very strong, because the capture of Severianka by the Russians meant that the Russians could begin to encircle Sievierodonetsk from the north, which has already begun. The Russians will then advance towards Dronovka to attack Sievierodonetsk from the north.
An important factor in the Russian occupation of Severianka was that the Ukrainian forces had diverted some of their troops to other directions, weakening the defense here. The 25th Army units launched an attack along the northern bank of the Donets River in the Severianka forest, broke through the right wing of Severianka, and finally shattered the Ukrainian forces.
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