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Our source in the OP said that the Office of the President is urgently preparing a statement on the withdrawal of troops from Lysichansk, due to the complete encirclement and capture of part of the city. Zaluzhny has already expressed his dissatisfaction with Zelensky that the delay in the decision to retreat led to the encirclement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the loss of heavy equipment, which was brought to Lisichansk last month. The political center retreated and told the military that it was necessary to repeat the track with Severodonetsk and declare a controlled withdrawal of troops, despite the fact that the city had been in a dense encirclement for two days.
Just my opinion, but I think the Ukraine troops are getting pretty tired of being used as props for political posturing.
People are paying with their lives so people far from the front lines can act tough and stall.
That might work when morale is high. I don’t think the morale is high for the Ukraine forces in the southeast of the nation right now.
Armchair Warlord
https://twitter.com/ArmchairW/status/1543278015047540736
Lisichansk is now fully under Russian control after Ukrainian troops routed from the city and its defenses collapsed.
Looks like my prediction this fight would take a week was dead on.
I expect the Russians to push on Seversk with minimal delay, and given the state of Ukrainian troops in the town do not expect lengthy resistance there.
Noteworthy that even Western media is admitting Russian troops are being greeted as liberators by many local residents.