Ukraine war: What Severodonetsk's fall means for the conflict

Key Facts

• By Joe Inwood BBC News, Kyiv Image source, EPA Image caption, Ukraine was forced to withdraw from the city after weeks of Russian attacks It may have felt like an inevitability, but that does not make the fall of Severodonetsk any less painful for Ukraine.
• Taking one of those would allow President Putin to present his people with a genuine achievement, something he badly needs after the failures of the start of this invasion.
• In Russia's path is the city of Lysychansk, just a few miles away from Severodonetsk - but still in Ukrainian hands.
• Add to that Lysychansk's position on top of a hill, and taking the last Ukrainian positions in Luhansk will be an uphill struggle, figuratively and literally.

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