Russian lawmakers authorize Putin to use military force outside the country

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Ukraine has not lost the battle for Sieverodonetsk. Ukraine's strategy for Sieverodonetsk was the same as it has been in Kyiv and Kharkiv; force Russia to invest heavily in taking the city, trade manpower and materials as favourably to Ukraine as possible, and let the Russians extent their supply lines in the process until the attacking force is worn down, and their supply lines exposed. Everything is about buying time, slowing the Russian advance, and ceding territory to maintain their own manpower.

Sieverodonetsk is a city in the Luhansk province, actually.

It looks like the Russians were trying to strike a factory with a pair of missiles, which produced war relevant materials. In the Soviet days. It hasn't done so since the 90's, and is currently producing road building equipment.