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Europe bureau chief Steve Cannane

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Ukrainian forces to withdraw from eastern city of sievierodonetsk | History Defined

Ukrainian soldiers patrol in Sievierodonetsk earlier this week. (Reuters: Oleksandr Ratushniak)

The last Ukrainian troops holding out in a desperate battle for the city of Sievierodonetsk have been ordered to withdraw, after weeks of intense, street-to-street fighting and aerial bombardment.

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