Russian troops storm Sievierodonetsk, the last major city standing in the Luhansk region.

Russian troops have stormed the city of Sievierodonetsk from three directions and converged in the city center, according to a local military official, appearing to close in on seizing the last main pocket of Ukrainian control in the eastern region of Luhansk.

The industrial town has been the focus of Russia’s offensive in recent days in its effort to grasp control of the Donbas region, which is made up of Luhansk and Donetsk. Russian forces have reached the city’s core, Serhiy Haidai, the Ukrainian head of the regional military administration, wrote on Telegram early Wednesday.

Mr. Haidai had said Tuesday evening that most of the city, a railway hub with a prewar population of about 100,000, was under Russian control. Read more

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