The head of the Severodonetsk city military-civilian administration Oleksandr Stryuk said that despite the destruction of three bridges across the Seversky Donets, Severodonetsk has not lost communication with the territory controlled by Ukraine.

" The Ukrainian military controls the industrial zone and from time to time measures are taken to force the enemy out of the city center. The Russians pave the way with the corpses of their own soldiers. Due to the blowing up of bridges, logistics became more complicated, but communication routes with Severodonetsk remain,"

He also noted that there was a critical humanitarian situation in the city, about 10,000 civilians remained here before the start of street fighting..

The situation in Severodonetsk is extremely aggravated, the invaders continue to destroy high-rise buildings and the Azot plant, said the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai.

He stressed that the assault on the city has been going on for more than a day..

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in the Severodonetsk direction, the enemy strengthened the grouping by moving to the area of \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bthe settlements of Kremennaya - Rubizhne in two battalion tactical groups. In the city of Severodonetsk, the Russians are trying to gain a foothold in the central part of the city, using artillery.