Russia says it has gained control of Ukrainian city Izyum
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Source: The Hill
The Russian military has claimed to have taken control of the Ukrainian city of Izyum, according to reports from Moscow-controlled media outlet RIA-Novosti, reports CNN.
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-24-22/h_06b96d507a50cd49edfa54b51e04a671
Ukraine, however, has denied this claim, and Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi's adviser Lyudmyla Dolhonovska told CNN that the battle against Russian invasion and takeover of Izyum is "still going on."
Izyum lies on a main road between Kharkiv and the Russian separatists areas of Luhansk and Donetsk in the east of Ukraine, notes CNN.
The city has had a blockade on communication since intense battles for control of the city began last week.
The first documented images and videos of the damage in the battle for Izyum have begun to be released, depicting shelled buildings, bodies left out in the street and mass destruction, CNN reported.
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/599713-russia-claims-to-have-gained-control-of-ukrainian-city-izyum
This is part of the Russian invaders' attempt to trap an estimated 40% of Ukraina Armed Forces in a pincer movement in eastern Ukraine.
Experts say the Ukrainian army could still withdraw westward to avoid encirclement but conceding territory in the east.
Their plan "B" is besieging Ukraine's major cities to tie up troops while pressing this offensive in eastern Ukraine that is more readily resupplied.
As for the actual state of the battle the OP also provides a link to CNN's report which in turn provides links on the current situation:
[div class"excerpt"]First images emerging from Izyum show widespread destruction and bodies in the streets
From CNN's Paul P. Murphy, Celine Alkhaldi and Josh Pennington
Izyum, an eastern Ukrainian city about 72 miles (116 kilometers) southeast of Kharkiv, has been cut off from nearly all communications since intense battles between Russian and Ukrainian forces broke out there last week.
Now, the first videos and images have emerged from the city.
They show widespread destruction, charred and bombed-out buildings, and bodies left lying in the streets.
CNN has geolocated and verified the authenticity of the videos, which were uploaded to social media on Tuesday. The population of Izyum was around 54,000 people.
Some context: A senior US defense official told CNN earlier Tuesday that Ukrainian armed forces were fighting to knock the Russian military out of the town after the Russians moved in from Ukraine's eastern Donbas region.
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-23-22/h_745f4e75986366a4394693ac7828477f
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As for the actual state of the battle the OP also provides links to CNN's report on the current situation:
From CNN's Paul P. Murphy, Celine Alkhaldi and Josh Pennington
Izyum, an eastern Ukrainian city about 72 miles (116 kilometers) southeast of Kharkiv, has been cut off from nearly all communications since intense battles between Russian and Ukrainian forces broke out there last week.
Now, the first videos and images have emerged from the city.
They show widespread destruction, charred and bombed-out buildings, and bodies left lying in the streets.
CNN has geolocated and verified the authenticity of the videos, which were uploaded to social media on Tuesday. The population of Izyum was around 54,000 people.
Some context: A senior US defense official told CNN earlier Tuesday that Ukrainian armed forces were fighting to knock the Russian military out of the town after the Russians moved in from Ukraine's eastern Donbas region.
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-23-22/h_745f4e75986366a4394693ac7828477f
