Russian troops destroy the last bridge to the key city in eastern Ukraine

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• Russian forces continued to bomb a chemical plant in Severodonetsk sheltering civilians and soldiers.
• The mayor of Severodonetsk said the third and final bridge connecting the city to Lysyhansk was destroyed.
• An explosion rocked the Russian town of Klintsy, about 30 miles from the Ukrainian border.

Kyiv, Ukraine — Russian forces destroyed the last remaining bridge to Severodonetsk, cut Ukrainian supply lines and attempted to tighten control of the strategic city in the latest setback for Kyiv’s forces in the east of the country.

The governor of the Lugansk region, where Severodonetsk is located, said on Tuesday that Russian forces continued to bomb a chemical plant in the city that provided shelter to hundreds of civilians and soldiers fighting the Russian advance.