For weeks, Ukrainian forces have fought to hold onto a besieged eastern city, but now Kyiv has ordered its troops to withdraw from Sievierodonetsk. The retreat is a significant victory for Russia as it aims to gain control of the entire Donbas region. Redmond Shannon reports.
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