Kyiv's position has 'worsened a little' in Sievierodonetsk fighting in eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian forces continue to battle against the Russian army in the eastern part of the country.

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06 June, 2022

Fighting continues to rage in eastern Ukraine between Kyiv's forces and the Russian army [Getty]

Ukraine's position "worsened a little" in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, but Kyiv's forces defended their positions against Russia in an industrial zone as heavy fighting raged, the regional governor said on Monday.

Ukraine's position now "somewhat worse" in Sievierodonetsk

Previous counterattacks allowed to recapture 50% of city, but now 🇺🇦controls only Promzona region; 🇷🇺 drastically increase artillery strikes - RegHead Haidai

📷Situation in Sievierodonetsk by @WarMonitor3 pic.twitter.com/43Ik7jv7IR
— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) June 6, 2022

Ukrainian forces had been trying to hold their ground after saying they had retaken half of the embattled city in Luhansk province, where Russian forces have concentrated their assault on Ukraine's eastern Donbas heartland.

"The fiercest fighting is in Sievierodonetsk. Fast-moving fighting is happening right now," Luhansk regional governor Serhiy Gaidai told national television.

"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," he said.