The Armed Forces of Ukraine had to retreat to more fortified positions from Severodonetsk. This did not allow the invaders to block the Ukrainian military in the city, said the mayor of Severodonetsk Oleksandr Stryuk on the air of the telethon.

" The military, who were supposed to retreat to more fortified positions, left, so the cordon failed,"

According to him, the tactical retreat helped save the lives of the Ukrainian defenders..

Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine could not fully implement their plans in Severodonetsk due to the fact that unofficial information appeared on social networks before the official statements of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian military left Severodonetsk in order to continue inflicting losses on the invaders from more fortified positions, because it makes no sense to be in broken positions, the death toll is growing.