Ukraine forces position has 'worsened a little'


Smoke rises after missile strikes, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 5, 2022. REUTERS/Vladyslav Sodel
Smoke rises after missile strikes, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 5, 2022. REUTERS/Vladyslav Sodel
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KYIV (Bywire News) - On Monday, Ukraine's regional governor for the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, said that the situation in the city had "worsened a little", with Ukrainian forces taking a toll.

Speaking to national TV, Luhansk's regional governor Serhiy Gaidaisaid, "Our defenders managed to undertake a counter-attack for a certain time; they liberated almost half of the city. But now the situation has worsened a little for us again."

(Reporting by Natalia Zinets; Writing by Conor Humphries; Editing by David Goodman and Klaudia Fior)

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