Ukrainian forces were holding just a fifth of the eastern city of Severodonetsk on Wednesday, but there was still hope that they could prevent Russia from taking full control, the head of the city administration has said.Russian forces control 60 percent of the city and Ukraine holds 20 percent while the rest has become “no-man’s land”, said Oleksandr Stryuk, the Ukrainian head of the city administration.“The 20 percent is being fiercely defended by our armed forces,” Stryuk told the news agency Reuters. “Our troops are holding defensive lines. Attempts are being made to drive out the Russian troops.”
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