Ukraine's president described Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk as "dead cities" on Monday, but insisted they had "every chance" of fighting back against Russian attacks.
Ukraine war: Ukrainian forces 'holding on' in Sievierodonetsk, says Zelenskyy
![People clean the debris from their destroyed house after a missile strike, which killed an old woman, in the city of Druzhkivka, Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, June 5, 2022. People clean the debris from their destroyed house after a missile strike, which killed an old woman, in the city of Druzhkivka, Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, June 5, 2022.](https://static.euronews.com/articles/stories/06/75/70/52/1200x675_cmsv2_921a83a6-4c50-5f81-9ecb-168121ff0a4c-6757052.jpg)
Ukraine's president described Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk as "dead cities" on Monday, but insisted they had "every chance" of fighting back against Russian attacks.